Is it a worm? Is it a leech?

Question

I have got these long black things (about 7cm long) that have gotten into mly house. I really need to know, are they worms or leeches? They are kind of pointy both ends, dark colour, with a lighter stripe running lengthways along them.

Please help!

Answer 1

you'll know if it's a worm if about in the centre of them its slightly rised, and had no stripes. That's it's belly.

If it's a leech it wont have that.

Answer 2

assuming that they don't have legs, I say that they are neither worms nor leeches. Leeches need water or a moist enviroment and worms are lighter in color. as for the light stripe I can't say. best thing i can think of is get a container of some sort and nuged them in there. then you fling them out your window or over your neighbor's wall.

Answer 3

They are unlikely to be leeches unless you live in a tropical rain forest. They may be millipedes if they have lots of legs or some kind of insect larva if they only have six legs.

Answer 4

leeches have round sucker pad on both ends, not pointy

worms are cylindrical, pointy both ends, and has a thicker node section resembling a ring.

Answer 5

I'm pretty sure leeches need extreme wet environments, so I guess they are either caterpillars or another larva.