I’ve been told that with all the research I do on a daily basis (just for the hell of it), I should start a blog and publish some of my findings. So, here I am.

Yesterday, I found a large string on my floor. Atleast, I thought it was a string until I tried to pick it up with my toes. That’s when it wiggled and I screamed and we were both unhappy. I picked the thing up and plopped it in the sink so I could have a better look at it. It was about 7 inches long, had a triangle shaped head, and left a trail like a slug. I’m not generally squemish about worms, but this one was freaking me out. Toby (husband) came in and said it looked like a tapeworm. eehhck!! Great, my one year old has just figured out how to crawl and is putting everything in her mouth. Now one of my pets has butt worms!! Gross!! (Sorry for the imagery, but it really is that disgusting!) Anyway, I have done a little research and, to my relief, discovered that what we had in our house (as it is now down the toilet) was a “Planarian”…a nonsegmented flatworm, that is not parasitic. Still a bit freaky, but no threat to my family. Here is a link with lots of info and this one has some great pictures not for the faint of heart.

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