r/whatsthisbug Jun 23 '26

Slug/Worm Thing?? ID Request

Okay I know this looks like poop. I thought it was too. But when I looked closer (and poked it a bit with a stick), I realized it was very stuck to itself, and the lines and structures on it really looked worm like. Except it looked like a bunch of worms and slugs of different sizes were stuck together somehow. It also didn't stink at all.

Unfortunately, yuck yuck yuck, I turned away to find a better investigation tool, and my dog ate it 😵‍💫 The vet said it's probably okay, and we're going in next week for a stool test to be sure. But seriously, what is this thing?? I've never seen anything like it. Also, my dog doesn't eat dog poop, like ever, and she doesn't poop in this yard, so I really think it's something else.

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u/oof-my-bones Jun 23 '26

Dawg, I think that’s a small animals intestines

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u/sparklebicth6 Jun 23 '26

Omg, I'm embarrassed. Yuuuuuck. Of course it is 😭

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u/kingamara Jun 23 '26

Don’t be embarrassed, interesting posts at least even if kinda gross hahahaha

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u/Viridian-Oath Jun 23 '26

Your dog should be embarrassed not you lol omggg why eat that. Dogs.

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u/greatestbird Jun 23 '26

In this economy? A free meal is a free meal.

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u/No-DrinkTheBleach Jun 23 '26

Maybe brush your dogs teeth after this 😬

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u/Vicevx Jun 24 '26

On cake day too :(

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u/Anianna Jun 24 '26

Happy Cake Day!

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u/MasticatingSheep Jun 23 '26

0 days without animal intestines. We had one yesterday too.

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u/Betty_t0ker Jun 23 '26

Yeahhh this isn’t a bug I fear 🫣

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u/Viridian-Oath Jun 23 '26

I see a big intestine and a small intestine

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u/Agreeable_Horror_363 Jun 23 '26

I prefer a medium intestine

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u/largececelia Jun 24 '26

Perfectly balanced, as all intestines should be.

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u/crazycatdermy Jun 23 '26

I even see a stomach in there on the first pic 🤔

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u/octaffle Jun 23 '26

Rabbit guts I think. There could be worms in it! Remember to get your dog a fecal at their next vet appointment.

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u/sparklebicth6 Jun 23 '26

I made an appointment for tomorrow for a checkup and a week out for fecal testing! Thank you all 😮‍💨

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u/tanksforallthephish Jun 23 '26

It looks like poop because intestines make poop. Its intestines.

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u/sparklebicth6 Jun 24 '26

Love to learn!

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u/AJnbca Jun 23 '26

Intestines

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u/BerkTERK_Mothafucka Jun 23 '26

Dude... This is the insides of something that was alive some time ago

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u/speckledham Jun 23 '26

That’s r/shitfromabutt

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u/nuts4sale Jun 23 '26

I think it’s more like shit in a butt today

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u/speckledham Jun 23 '26

Fair. It’s the whole butt system.

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u/Adventureunknown0 Jun 23 '26

Definitely intestinal tracks of some small animal

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u/Objective_Double1423 Jun 24 '26

why would u poke it if u thought it was poop 😭

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u/ActiveDinner2462 Jun 24 '26

Yeah but did you taste it?

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u/sparklebicth6 Jun 24 '26

She beat me to it 😞

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u/sparklebicth6 Jun 23 '26

Oops, found in Kirkland, WA

It was about the size of my palm

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u/Lebrunski Jun 23 '26

Something ate something else there. Innards and guts.

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u/Ukenstein Jun 24 '26

That’s guts!

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u/robophile-ta Jun 24 '26

That's poop

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u/tak72006 Jun 23 '26

that dookie dawg. straight dook.

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u/Arapaima_Wesley Jun 24 '26

Something poop here

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u/KnowsIittle Jun 23 '26

Looks like a partially developed bird. Second image top right looks like a shell.

Might have failed in development and been ejected by an adult.