I don’t remember ever seeing one of these corn-silk-like worms before but the diminutive flickering of its dance caught my eye somehow. This creature appears to be close to 4 inches long and no thicker than a couple of millimetres. It seems likely it’s a Nematomorpha or what is commonly called a horsehair worm or Gordian worm. It looks fairly harmless but the larval form of this worm leads a bizarre parasitic life…
© Karen McRae, 2017
draw and shoot 
Oh my! Fascinating to watch, particularly against the beautiful backdrop of pinks and jeweled beads of water. Marvelous.
It sort of looked like it was purposely collecting water drops – such an interesting creature. Thanks, Elena! Hope all is well with you. : )
Fascinating…like a tiny scene from Planet Earth. The dance is somewhat disconcerting, maybe simply because of the intimation of parasitic behavior.
Excellent.
I’ve never seen that before. Dancing worms 😉
Fascinating to watch but I have an irrational fear of worms. Maybe not so irrational with this one, though!
So good to see you here, Karen. I hope all’s well in your world. x x x
Super shot about something I never knew existed.
Fascinating species!
Nature is the artist we all try to emulate. You sure are close. xo
Fascinating. Nature is bizarre.
Nature, a wonderful thing.
What an extraordinary creature! It is like a miniature grass snake. Beautiful and creepy at the same time.
Amazing! It’s beautiful and unsettling at the same time..a whole other world..
Really fascinating to see this creature moving on plants! In most cases we realize it in small ditches, I think, see my example during a walk in the Harz mountain area, Germany, https://osmerus.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/harz-11-sandtal-und-kloster-drubeck/
Mesmerizing, Karen. The water droplets add to the mystery. What a cool creature!
Fascinating dance. And slightly unnerving.