The scientific name comes from the Latin pungens (“biting”), because of the notorious tusk-like spines on the head of these earthworms. The genus name Octolobus, literally meaning “eight lobes”, comes from the Latin words octo (“eight”) and lobus (“lobe”). pungens, but I can’t say for sure, because I’ve never seen one before. 2-3” in length) and easily identifiable with a naked eye. Octolobus pungens is the most widespread species in the genus, but it’s fairly small (approx. I believe that’s a pretty rare native North American earthworm, a member of the genus Octolobus, a.k.a. Can anyone identify it? I’ve searched the internet to no avail. I spotted this very large worm (about 2.5 inch in diameter) on a local urban pond in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can get SinedotsII from the VIC V2.3 SinedotsII or the “Share”įor more information visit VIC V2.3 SinedotsII or the “About”Q:Ĭan anyone identify this very large worm? We will be happy to feature you on our website. We love to see what you create with SinedotsII so if you like the pictures on our site, we would like to encourage you to add them to your SinedotsII Gallery. For some reason, because of the nature of the conversion, there are some parts of the picture will not be converted.
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