A rather long video, 13 minutes, of a large freshwater Bristle Worm, species unknown, from the silt and mud at the bottom of my microbe aquarium. It was suggested that I dredge that and see what was living in it. I knew there were worms, cause I could see their tunnels next to the glass. Apparently there are lots of them, cause I got at least this one the first try.
The video link.
Pinky The Worm - Video
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Well done Mitch,the best yet.
How did you keep it in focus for so long? Did you use one of your vaseline slides to give a little compression?
Thanks for showing it
Tony
How did you keep it in focus for so long? Did you use one of your vaseline slides to give a little compression?
Thanks for showing it
Tony
Hi Tony. No, he was in a depression slide with 4 dots of nail polish to lift the coverslip even more. He had crawled up out of the depression to the flat area outside and still had room to move. He was probably disoriented from his ride in the pipette. He was rather docile for a worm though. My luck and his fame. 

to be honest I think it is a bit too long, but I like it anyway. As I said befroe I love your videos
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Re: Pinky The Worm - Video
Possibly Dero digitata?Mitch640 wrote:A rather long video, 13 minutes, of a large freshwater Bristle Worm, species unknown,
Thomas / New Mexico
Rogelio. It gets longer each time I look at it.
Thomas, bingo, thanks. Almost assuredly Dero digitata, but a Dero for sure. The tail is a giveaway, I am glad I spent so much time on it in the video.
Thanks for looking and your replies guys.
Are you getting some good subjects down there in the desert?

Thomas, bingo, thanks. Almost assuredly Dero digitata, but a Dero for sure. The tail is a giveaway, I am glad I spent so much time on it in the video.

Thanks for looking and your replies guys.
Are you getting some good subjects down there in the desert?