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what parasite did I find
Today I was checking out my sons BP and we found some tadpole looking things swimming in his water bowl. They looked like tiny hairs but they were swimming. What the heck are these?
Thanks, I'm a little worried!!!
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Re: what parasite did I find
Strange, I have no clue. Do you have pictures of them? Try to describe them more, if possible.
Last edited by omnibus2; 10-08-2009 at 11:58 PM.
Reason: bleh code.
For every 15-foot python out in the Everglades, there are thousands of species of clams, trees, cats, grasses and birds that are wrecking just as much havoc across the globe. So, for all the headaches the snakes are causing, I at least applaud them for being scary enough to get people's attention.
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Re: what parasite did I find
they are white VERY tiny, they jerk around when they swim. I flushed them so no picture. Someone siad maybe house fly larve? picture a TINY tadpole and you'll get the picture.
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Re: what parasite did I find
 Originally Posted by texron
they are white VERY tiny, they jerk around when they swim. I flushed them so no picture. Someone siad maybe house fly larve? picture a TINY tadpole and you'll get the picture.
Dipterans do not have an aquatic larval stage, therefore they could not be house fly larvae.
The only think I can think of is planaria...but that tends to occur in aquariums. Do you have any fish tanks with water?
For every 15-foot python out in the Everglades, there are thousands of species of clams, trees, cats, grasses and birds that are wrecking just as much havoc across the globe. So, for all the headaches the snakes are causing, I at least applaud them for being scary enough to get people's attention.
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Re: what parasite did I find
Originally Posted by omnibus2
Dipterans do not have an aquatic larval stage, therefore they could not be house fly larvae.
The only think I can think of is planaria...but that tends to occur in aquariums. Do you have any fish tanks with water?
No, none
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Re: what parasite did I find
Originally Posted by omnibus2
Dipterans do not have an aquatic larval stage, therefore they could not be house fly larvae.
The only think I can think of is planaria...but that tends to occur in aquariums. Do you have any fish tanks with water?
I googled planaria, thats not it.
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Re: what parasite did I find
I believe that it's not a parasite, I think that it was mosquito larvae.
It fits the descrition that you gave and I can not think of another organism that swims with a "jerky" motion. Use a search engine for pics to double check.
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maybe they are aliens and they are cunducting research .
