Well it certainly isn't a worm!

Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 30, 2013 15:29:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on May 30, 2013 15:29:55 GMT Girls and I would like to know what was it?

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 30, 2013 15:49:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on May 30, 2013 15:49:16 GMT Looks like a slow worm to me, Moonlight.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,916	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 30, 2013 15:59:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on May 30, 2013 15:59:09 GMT I'd agree with Tel. looks like the remains of half a slow worm.

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 30, 2013 16:13:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on May 30, 2013 16:13:57 GMT Yes shame something got to it but there must be others around, and you can tell the girls it is a protected species en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguis_fragilis
	Growing exotically

sweetpea
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Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 30, 2013 16:48:19 GMT

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Post by sweetpea on May 30, 2013 16:48:19 GMT

very often a slowworm will shed its tail when under attack. The tail carries on wriggling while the lizard makes it's escape and grows another tail.
The pic (or my eyes) is a little blurred and the other thing I thought it might be is (was) the larva of an elephant hawk moth. The are quite large and appear rather threatening although harmless.

I'll get around to it eventually

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 30, 2013 19:59:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on May 30, 2013 19:59:48 GMT Poor mangled slowworm
	Born and bred in Northumberland!!

Fractal Top Member Posts: 1,859	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 30, 2013 21:12:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fractal on May 30, 2013 21:12:34 GMT That is a shame. Such good garden friends as well! Springwatch showcased some baby ones in a garden tonight too.

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 31, 2013 4:45:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on May 31, 2013 4:45:52 GMT We get them 'nesting' in our compost bin. One slithered across the path in front of me yesterday.

Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 31, 2013 8:30:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on May 31, 2013 8:30:28 GMT You all lucky to get them, we don't have them this far up the country. Poor wee thing
	Geordie in Exile..

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 31, 2013 15:33:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on May 31, 2013 15:33:46 GMT This little fella was in the g'house and covered in ants so I rescued it and after taking pic put in a safer place. It is only about 3-4" long and still a youngster. It is in a flower bucket sothat explains the pic.
	I'll get around to it eventually

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,916	Well it certainly isn't a worm! May 31, 2013 20:24:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on May 31, 2013 20:24:05 GMT That does look tiny Sweetpea! Ants will have a go at anything won't they, I saw a looper caterpillar making a run across the path from a gang of ants trying to attack it last week.

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Well it certainly isn't a worm! Jun 1, 2013 9:55:28 GMT

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Post by Moonlight on Jun 1, 2013 9:55:28 GMT

I do worry about the effects of gardening on animals like slow worms and newts. We found newts in our garden when they were doing the shed and clearing the brambles etc. at the bottom of our garden. Round here so many people have got rid of their front gardens and turned them into driveways or house already had when we bought it but it was the ability to park that was one of the factors that made us want to buy it. We still have a bit of garden but it isn't much.

sweetpea
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Well it certainly isn't a worm! Jun 1, 2013 13:36:19 GMT

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Post by sweetpea on Jun 1, 2013 13:36:19 GMT

My son came in and reported finding an adult slowworm in the same condition as yours ML dead and with tail missing.
I think it had been attacked by some predator and shed its tail though I can't be certain.
I am very careful when using strimmer or lawnmower as I know they are around.

I'll get around to it eventually

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