Blood worm or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to:
Larvae of a non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) containing hemoglobin
Glycera (annelid), a polychaete often used for fishing bait
Species of the Polychaeta subclass Scolecida
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a parasitic nematode that causes Angiostrongyliasis and the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis
Eisenia fetida, an earthworm adapted to decaying organic material
Lumbriculus variegatus, more commonly called blackworm
Strongylus vulgaris, a common horse parasite
Topics referred to by the same term
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Bloodworm or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to: Larvae of a non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) containing hemoglobin Glycera (annelid)...
strongyles), commonly known as the bloodworm, is a common horse parasite in the phylum Nematoda. It looks like a long worm with a large biting mouth. They...
gastrointestinal tract. Other parasitic worms such as schistosomes reside in blood vessels. Some parasitic worms, including leeches and monogeneans, are...
humans. The adult worms, which usually stay in one tissue, release early larval forms known as microfilariae into the person's blood. These circulating...
The bloodworm (Pacet) is common in the forest. This leech does not live in water but crawls everywhere on land and trees, not unlike the worm or caterpillar...
titled "The Legend of the Worm" (sometimes erroneously dated to Sumerian times), recounts how the tooth worm drinks the blood and eats the roots of the...
New Zealand. The worm-like larvae are known to fisherman and have a common name of bloodworm due to their red color and elongated blood gills. Chironomus...
protozoa, platyhelminthes, mites, and nematodes; they can be found in the worms' blood, seminal vesicles, coelom, or intestine, or in their cocoons (e.g. the...
swellings. The adult worm travels under the skin, where the female deposits the microfilariae which can develop in the host’s blood within 5 to 6 months...
(/ˌpɒlɪˈkiːtə/) is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (/ˈpɒlɪˌkiːts/). Each body segment has a pair...
sinuses supply blood to the trunk, and back into the dorsal vessel. The blood of acorn worms is colourless and acellular. Acorn worms continually form...
gapeworm (Syngamus trachea), also known as a red worm and forked worm, is a parasitic nematode worm that infects the tracheas of certain birds. The resulting...
species of non-biting midge. Their larvae are known by the common name of bloodworm due to their red colouration. It is common in both North America and Europe...
/əˈnɛlɪdə/, from Latin anellus, "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms...
pole worm, is a very common parasite and one of the most pathogenic nematodes of ruminants. Adult worms attach to abomasal mucosa and feed on the blood. This...
rider (the sun herself). N Skírnismál, Vafþrúðnismál sword blood-worm N sword icicle of blood N sword wound-hoe ben-grefill N Egill Skallagrímsson, Höfuðlausn...
spot near their gills. It is an omnivore and will feed on flake and bloodworms. Serpae tetras prefer water temperatures ranging from 72–79 °F (22–26 °C)...
"The Conqueror Worm" is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe about human mortality and the inevitability of death. It was first published separately in Graham's Magazine...
Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis. A person becomes infected by drinking...
The Storm Worm (dubbed so by the Finnish company F-Secure) is a phishing backdoor Trojan horse that affects computers using Microsoft operating systems...
Any worm that lives in a marine environment is considered a water worm. Marine worms are found in several different phyla, including the Platyhelminthes...
parasitic worms, together with Brugia malayi and B. timori, that infect the lymphatic system to cause lymphatic filariasis. These filarial worms are spread...
Loa loa filariasis is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm Loa loa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly or mango...
Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm, dragon worm, fiery serpent) is a nematode that causes dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease. The disease is...
bring out the color in neon tetras. Some frozen foods, including frozen bloodworms, add variety to their diets. The male is slender, and the blue line is...
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