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

Fictional animals

• Sandworm (Dune), from Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction novel Dune and its derivative works
• The Chthonians of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, first mentioned in 1968
• Purple worm, a fictional monster from the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, first introduced in the games 1974 original set
• Sandworms, common threats native to the fictional desert planet Motavia in Sega's original Phantasy Star series of roleplaying video games, originating in 1987
• Sandworms, creatures featured in the 1988 film Beetlejuice and more heavily in its spin-off TV series
• The Graboids of the Tremors franchise, first introduced in 1990

Artwork

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