See the attached photo of some of this fascinating world. This is not a black string in my hand. It is a live black creature that was in our archaeology excavation unit this morning. There had been a severe thunderstorm with heavy rain last night and ground water had seeped into our 13-feet deep test unit. This little guy (or gal) was swimming in the muddy water. Stretched out it would probably be 12-inches long. That is its rotating head at the top of my hand. It was turning in every direction trying to find something to grab onto out there. The tail is long and tapered. We carried it down to the river and put it by the edge of the stream. It disappeared in the leaf clutter.
Carey Geiger