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title: "I have never seen anything like this before. I was doing a flush on…"
description: "I have never seen anything like this before. I was doing a flush on my Monstera. Watching and waiting for the water to subside, all of a sudden, I saw these…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gMTsvWmLS2OuDTYkvXFq6f"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mel   🌸 🪴"
published: "2026-09-25T23:43:37.341359Z"
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# I have never seen anything like this before. I was doing a flush on…

_Posted by Mel 🌸 🪴 on 2026-09-25_

I have never seen anything like this before. I was doing a flush on my Monstera. Watching and waiting for the water to subside, all of a sudden, I saw these little worm creatures crawling up the side of the planter. I have tried to identify them with a bug app and got seven or eight different answers. Google is no help. I was wondering if any of you had come across these things before.

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## 5 comments

### Kobygawa commented on 2026-09-26

Baby centipedes. They eat the buggies in your soil. 😊

#### Mel 🌸 🪴 replied on 2026-09-26

Oh! I had no idea!

### Waspinator commented on 2026-09-26

Those look like soil centipedes (family geophilidae). They're probably adults; those species tend to stay pretty small

#### Mel 🌸 🪴 replied on 2026-09-26

Thank you!

### Buffy commented on 2026-09-27

I know the first time I found these, I was like so offended almost! Now I don’t freak about it🪴

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