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Earthworms (Oligochaeta)

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Earthworms belong to the class Oligochaeta:

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Earthworms (Oligochaeta)

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MartinPredavec wrote:

3 May 2025

It looks more like an earthworm with the segmentation down the length of the body.

Oligochaeta (class)

JonLewis wrote:

14 Nov 2023

CarbonAI shows it's not infallible - it labelled this sighting as Pheidole. I could be wrong, but pretty sure this isn't an ant. Jon

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danswell wrote:

16 Jul 2023

Found under rotten log. Fairly common. As far as I can tell they belong to the family Megascolocidae.

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trevorpreston wrote:

24 Jun 2023

Unfortunately we have no earthworm expert at the moment.

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HarveyPerkins wrote:

28 Jan 2023

Earthworm, NOT a damselfly!

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