Fucking HUGE worm

[legalseagull]

What is post won't adequately display the horror that I felt this morning.

So both my kids had a poo before bed last night. No dramas, I didn't notice anything untoward. This morning I woke up and went to the toilet and there is a giant, alive, wriggling worm. It's brown and skinny and swimming around like a snake.

Aside from burning my house down I don't know what to do about this. We tried to take it out but it broke apart.

Please tell me it's an earthworm come up through the pipes, and it hasn't came out of one of my children's bums!

Aaaaarrrrghhhhh! Why did I just watch the video??! What is it?

@Bytrgrewd

It’s front end looks bigger and chunkier than the rest I think?

Yea so earthworm right?!? Right!!!

Earthworms mantle is up near the mouth end so hopefully that explains the thick bit at the top.

I thought it looked a bit leech like in its movement but that's possibly because its swollen up. Too big for a British leech. Small mercys. I think it's a earthworm but my degree was a long time ago ( studied entomology as part of the degree) stand down the flame thrower 😉

We've had one just the same in our first floor toilet. I just assumed it was an earthworm, though I never worked out how it got there.

100% definitely NOT a tapeworm. Tapeworms are nothing like that at all!

@WhiteJellycat

Earthworms mantle is up near the mouth end so hopefully that explains the thick bit at the top.

I thought it looked a bit leech like in its movement but that's possibly because its swollen up. Too big for a British leech. Small mercys. I think it's a earthworm but my degree was a long time ago ( studied entomology as part of the degree) stand down the flame thrower 😉

I’ve been thinking leech too - you do definitely get leeches this size in the uk. But not the right shape I think?

Just to let you know, you can see your children beneath on the screenshot you posted.

Wow that's huge. We had an infestation of smaller worms in our loo last year. Bloody bizarre and freaked me out. Literally doused the loo in bleach for two weeks pretty much non stop. Got rid No idea how they got there to this day

I once found a leech in my kitchen sink. Convinced it had come up from the waste pipe, but no proof! Water board weren’t much help, said it was impossible.

@Duckschmuck

Just to let you know, you can see your children beneath on the screenshot you posted.

Thank you. I hadn't noticed.

It has come from the pipes. Been there!

Ps I can say this with some authority after the amount of worm googling I did at the time!

That video 😂. Gross isn't it. I also think it's an earthworm. And they can swim so it's come up the pipe somehow.

I have sat on a loo that had a scorpion in it. I'm glad it stayed there it was, actually I'm not sure which of us got the biggest fright. Me for it being there, or it for being peed on. But I do think that went in the bowl from the bathroom and not up the pipe. I do live in Africa btw. Had quite a few frogs too. Always look in the loo before sitting down 😂. And always check your glass of water next to the bed when having a drink during the night.

it did look like it had a full body hidden halfway down the pan!

This thread is the worst thing that's ever happened to me, give me all those biscuit emoji things 😫😫😫

Actually feel nauseas 😂 toilet worms... who'd have thought it 🤮

@TellMeMoreHellebore

it did look like it had a full body hidden halfway down the pan!

Yes I would have liked to see the whole thing 😆

I'm petrified and I haven't even watched the video!!!

I am horrified by that video 🤣

@isthismylifenow

That video 😂. Gross isn't it. I also think it's an earthworm. And they can swim so it's come up the pipe somehow.

I have sat on a loo that had a scorpion in it. I'm glad it stayed there it was, actually I'm not sure which of us got the biggest fright. Me for it being there, or it for being peed on. But I do think that went in the bowl from the bathroom and not up the pipe. I do live in Africa btw. Had quite a few frogs too. Always look in the loo before sitting down 😂. And always check your glass of water next to the bed when having a drink during the night.

You don't just live in Africa. You live in my nightmares That's horrific!!!

@Blogblogblogblog

Fun fact: a Clitellum is the ‘posh’ word for the saddle in the earthworm

And most men can never identify an earthworm’s saddle

I'm pretty sure that is a leech, google UK leeches, some look very like earthworms. Your one looks quite thick near the top.

I saw one in my garden in London that was about 12-15cm when it stretched out squirming along. (shudder)

The thought of a worm swimming just makes me🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Fuck. I can’t watch it but my mind is making up the video. SHUDDER

This thread is terrifying! The video is horrific, my personal and unprofessional opinion is that its a leach. The idea that a newt could emerge from my tap makes me heave

@Hohofortherobbers If it helps we're on a borehole, not mains!