Long very thin 'worm' for ID

[mikee]

My 8 year old boy has built a 'pond' (old washing up tub) in the garden. He found a long (7cm) and very thin (1mm) worm-like creature in the water today. It is so transparent you can see the food inside it. When he puts it on his hand it writhes and turns into curls. It does not have much colour - slightly yellow. It has a head end (judging by the way that end gets moved about).

Could you point us to what it might be please - he really wants to know.

[Kayleigh]

Have a look at horsehair worms but without a pic its hard to tell what they are..
Welcome to wab..

[GrayB]

It could have been a Midge Fly larvae ( Bloodworm ). Try a image search and see if it looks anything like it.
Gray

[Ukwildlifeo]

How long is it? Does it float in the water or wriggle along the bottom?

[mikee]

thank you for telling us the answer you were right it was a horsehair worm.