Blue-grey worm (Octolasion cyaneum)



Blue-grey worm  (Octolasion cyaneum)
Habitat
Found in pasture and arable land, gardens and woodlands. Lives in the topsoil.

Diet
Eats soil

Size
Typical size of adult is 10cm

Characteristics

The body from the first segment to the saddle is partly or entirely pale in colour
Can vary from faint blue-grey to a pale rosy pink colour
Distinct yellow tail (last four or five segments)
May have a lilac blue line on the upper surface
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