Sandworm
Encyclopedia
Sandworm may refer to:
Living animals (smallish worms of sandy substrate):
Fictional animals (huge desert creatures):
Living animals (smallish worms of sandy substrate):
- Arenicola marina (Lugworm), called "sandworm" in the UK
- Nereis virensNereis virensAlitta virens is an annelid worm that burrows in wet sand and mud. It is classified as a polychaete in the family Nereididae .Sandworms make up a large part of the live sea-bait industry...
(King Ragworm), called "sandworm" in the US - Hookworm larvae which cause cutaneous larva migransCutaneous larva migransCutaneous larva migrans is a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites of the hookworm family...
, called "sandworms" in the southern US
Fictional animals (huge desert creatures):
- Sandworm (Dune)Sandworm (Dune)The sandworm is a fictional form of desert-dwelling creature from the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. They first appear in the 1965 novel Dune, considered to be among the classics in the science fiction genre, and are iconic of the Dune series.In the series, the sandworms called Shai-Hulud...
, in films and novels - Sandworms, creatures featured in the film BeetlejuiceBeetlejuiceBeetlejuice is a 1988 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton, produced by The Geffen Film Company and distributed by Warner Bros...
and more heavily in its spin-off TV seriesBeetlejuice (TV series)Beetlejuice is an American-Canadian animated television series which ran from September 9, 1989 to May 7, 1992 on ABC and, later on, on Fox. Loosely based on the 1988 homonymous film of the same name, it was developed and executive-produced by the film's director, Tim Burton...