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Today, I was raking leaves out of our garden, & to my suprise a squiggly worm was uncovered in the dirt. I thought it was a worm, it looked like a worm, it was the color of a worm, it wiggled like a worm, but then it started to"walk" on four tiny feet! I have never seen anything like this before. Has anyone ever seen a worm that "walked" on four tiny feet, & had what appeared to be a tiny head? Have I discovered a new type of walking wormlizzard? :-2

Is this it Cars.........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_worm

Could it be some kind of skink any picture's???

** edited to add ** i've just looked in my skink book and you do have some in America, i would need to see a picture to be sure , if it's a skink they are harmless ..just put it back where you found it or under a rock,, they like to hide most of the time .

SnoozeControl wrote: Oh my god, Cars! There've been warnings of those things in all the news medias... a meteor struck somewhere on the East Coast and killer wormlizards have been rampaging the soil of New England. Run, run like the wind!


That's why we like you.

Could it have been a baby amphibian like a salamander? They look like worms when they are young.

koochikoo wrote: I would like to know what he is growing in his garden that makes him see these unexplainable creatures. :rolleyes:


Or what he was smoking before he started his gardening chores. :wah:

abbey wrote: Is this it Cars.........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_worm


Thanks for the link abbey, but no this little critter had only 4 very tiny legs, & what appeared to be a tiny head. It's body was shiney burgundy in color. It was buried in the soil just like when you find a worm.

If I had a digital camera, I would have tried to post a picture.

(Note to self, I must a digital camera!!! )

SnoozeControl wrote: Oh my god, Cars! There've been warnings of those things in all the news medias... a meteor struck somewhere on the East Coast and killer wormlizards have been rampaging the soil of New England. Run, run like the wind!


Oh Snooze, c'mon you're scaring me, STOP IT! :wah: :p

It still sound's like a skink to me . I hope you find out .