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title: "Hi! I recently this bird’s nest fern as a gift and, while reporting…"
description: "Hi! I recently this bird’s nest fern as a gift and, while reporting it, noticed this small white worms living in the soil. Can anyone tell me what they are and…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Karli"
published: "2023-06-27T23:22:28.468Z"
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# Hi! I recently this bird’s nest fern as a gift and, while reporting…

_Posted by Karli on 2023-06-27_

Hi! I recently this bird’s nest fern as a gift and, while reporting it, noticed this small white worms living in the soil. Can anyone tell me what they are and if they’re harmful?

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## 5 comments

### Sen commented on 2023-06-28

Nematodes are white roundworms and are commonly present in potting soil???

### Sen commented on 2023-06-28

Change all of the soil I suggest

### GrowWithAmberLowe commented on 2023-06-28

Are they worms or centipedes? I had white centipedes in my plant and apparently they’re good for the plant and feed other potential harmful microbes. I hated them and just repotted the whole plant.

#### Karli replied on 2023-06-28

They looked more like small centipedes with segmented bodies. From my Google research, they looked like garden symphalins and may like to munch on new growth so I \*hopefully\* got rid of them all before repotting

### Savannah Reed 🌷🌸 commented on 2023-06-28

They look like what I found in one of my plants. Would definitely get rid of them if you can, just one little worm managed to k!ll one of my favorite plants. Found him right in the middle of the stalk at the base. Lost the whole plant, couldn’t save it.

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