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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Jessica@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

It was in a small lake in Washington, and I noticed it as I was about to drive home.

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[-] Xeelee@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

When it grows up, it wants to be landlord.

[-] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[-] Weborl@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo♫

[-] Jessica@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] mykl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like it 🙁. If you can bear to open this post again could you edit the title to add [SOLVED]? Thanks!

[-] Jessica@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Whatever it is, it curled up like a pill bug when poked

[-] 70ms@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

Why oh why do I not pick up a book at bedtime instead of my phone.

[-] jennwiththesea@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

When you search "baby leeches" a forum question comes up, and the folks there identify something that looks exactly like this is a Planaria flatworm. https://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/40506-anyone-know-what-these-are/

[-] woefkardoes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Planaria have triangular heads like in the link you posted, I agree with the others that OP's PIC is a leach.

[-] ShittyWizard@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago
[-] ATAADI@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a rapper name

[-] Robdor@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah that's a larval state candiru. Here's a little video that talks about them.

https://youtu.be/K7SLWF_by-E

I used to see those all the time when I was making all of this up.

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