Sandworm

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Sandworm may refer to:

Living animals

• Arenicola marina (Lugworm), called "sandworm" in the UK
• Alitta virens, formerly Nereis virens (King Ragworm), called "sandworm" in the US
• Hookworm larvae which cause cutaneous larva migrans, called "sandworms" in the southern US

Cryptids

• The Mongolian death worm is said to inhabit the Gobi Desert
• The Sumerian chthonic deity Ker, a great burrowing serpent or worm whose digestive tract is a doorway to the Underworld

Fictional animals

Sandworm (fiction), sometimes referred to by other names specific to a given work of fiction, are a somewhat common beast that lurks under the desert sand

• The Chthonians of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos
• The Graboids of the Tremors franchise are classic sandworms in their first two larval stages
• Sandworm (Beetlejuice), creatures featured in the film Beetlejuice and more heavily in its spin-off T. V. series
• Sandworm (Dune), in films and novels
• Sandworm (Phantasy Star), a common threats native to the fictional desert planet Motavia in Sega’s original Phantasy Star series
• Several worm-like creatures in Dungeons & Dragons grow to gargantuan size and have in their various incarnations over the many editions of and supplements to the game resembled traditional sandworms to some degree
  • The purple worm, a fictional monster classified as a magical beast

Artwork

Sandworm is an environmental art installation in the Wenduine Beach, Belgium created for the Beaufort Triennial of Contemporary Art.

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