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    dk1967 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 23, 2010, 05:43 PM
    What is this yucky worm I found in my kitchen?
    I found this one-inch long thing on my kitchen floor today:


    I'm freaking out because I just adopted a new kitty from my local shelter, he came upstairs from the basement into the kitchen for the first time... not long after I found this worm.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks
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    Nov 30, 2010, 01:56 AM

    I suppose you may be fearful that this is a parasite that may have come from your cat. I can't tell exactly what this is, but it appears to be a moth larva, perhaps a cutworm, or a beetle larva. These are not parasites of cats. Flea larvae are worm-like, but they are very small and don't have a big head. Bot flies are larger, but again don't have a big head.

    The worms that can be parasites are nematodes. Nematodes don't have the big head that this creature has. You don't have to worry.
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    Nov 30, 2010, 05:53 PM
    Thank you so much! I now think that maybe it came from underneath the refrigerator, which I had cleaned the day before (I pulled it out to vacuum the back coils) so maybe it was "disturbed" from its slumber. Now I can go enjoy my new kitty!
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    Nov 30, 2010, 05:56 PM
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    Thank you so much! I now think that maybe it came from underneath the refrigerator, which I had cleaned the day before (I pulled it out to vacuum the back coils) so maybe it was "disturbed" from its slumber. Now I can go enjoy my new kitty
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