White Worm in Pond

Whilst leaning over the pond earlier I saw what I thought was a dead earthworm. It was white and lying on the gravel. I reached in to fish it out and it promptly wriggled between my fingers and started burrowing into the sand. Anyone know what this worm might be please ?

 

Not a clue, but would like to know as well. The only white ''worms'' I`ve seen in my pond are the ones hanging out of the back end of the fish.

 

Take a look here see if you can see something similar.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?dcr...64.psy-ab..0.4.438...0i7i5i30k1.0.vztS-HZU35s

 

@luciusmaximus this link may help also besides @martin-f

Aquarium FD - Planaria Small Hair like White Worms - Disease Identification, Diagnosis & Treatment

 

for the links both. I did have a quick search online myself. It's possible it's a Horsehair worm. As water magnifies things it's difficult to be sure of size unless I can remove it from the pond. I think I'm pleased to see it , what I have read says worms are beneficial ( generally speaking ) to the pond environment. I'm surprised to see it there as, other than the Pickeral I planted yesterday, there is no vegetation in the pond yet. The strong winds we've had have blown gras, pine needles, leaves, etc onto the surface, which I remove with a net.

 

As long as it`s not a Bobbit worm, I s`pose there`s no big problem

 

I saw this worm on a documentary awhile ago. Seriously scary stuff

 

Hi @luciusmaximus I hope it's nothing serious regarding your pond...can't you cover it over in the bad months till the weather picks up to stop crap going in

 

@Tetters very nice I must say

 

It was covered until recently. I uncovered it to start work on getting it up and running ready for spring. Been too lazy to keep taking tarp on and off . There's not a lot of debris that gets blown in. And how would my little white wormy have found his new home if I kept it covered

 

You can't rush spring @luciusmaximus ...my hubby said tonight looking through the kitchen wind, if we get a good day soon i'll acid the slabs and jet blast them ...I said no you won't till the end of april/may ...never heard nothing like it

He doesn't know yet but his will be on the roof washing the moss off way before blasting slabs