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| JinXter |
Posted on 10-09-2008 13:27
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Member Location: Posts: 2 Joined: 10.09.08 |
Hello everyone Im new to this forum because of a major shock discovery this morning. In my working room i have a sink, but it has been broken for a couple of weeks. The water isn't running out anymore. This morning when i looked at the sink, i saw these horrifiing black worms in there :-~. I was absolutely getting sick about this. Not only because i saw the water, but because i still drink water from the sink pipes. I made i picture of these things. Can anyone please help and tell me what these might be??? And if i should worry that they could be in my water from the sink pipes? I really keep everything clean but this sink is giving me alot of worries Please help Thank you all Picture: http://www.2shared.com/file/3906249/6508260/1_online.html |
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 10-09-2008 14:31
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 Member Location: Heron, Belgium Posts: 865 Joined: 14.10.05 |
Don't panic! They are probably the larvae of some innocuous mosquito-like diptera or something like it. The sort of things you get in any water containers left standing for a few days. Flush them out, and you're done. Cheers Philippe PS on a list like this, you won't find many people who are repulsed by "worms", we tend to observe them closely and speculate happily about them  |
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| JinXter |
Posted on 10-09-2008 15:17
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Member Location: Posts: 2 Joined: 10.09.08 |
Hi Thank you so much for the information. Im not really repulsed, but i am repulsed by the fact that im drinking from that water pipe! So i got a bit nervous about that! But the way you descirbe lets me believe i shouldn't worry, because its only there because of the stagering water. but just out off curiosity can these be identified? |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 10-09-2008 16:29
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Probably Drain fly, without danger, Diptera Psychodidae http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=1309 cthirion |
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