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title: "Blow Lugworm"
description: "Arenicola marina — Otros animales. The blow lugworm (Arenicola marina), also known as sandworm, is a large species of marine worm."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/blow-lugworm
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blow Lugworm

> Arenicola marina — Otros animales. The blow lugworm (Arenicola marina), also known as sandworm, is a large species of marine worm.

- Scientific name: *Arenicola marina*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2586
- Wikidata: [Q21155](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21155)
- iNaturalist taxon: [208364](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/208364)

## Names

- en: Blow Lugworm
- de: Wattwurm
- fr: Arénicole
- nl: Zeepier
- pl: Piaskówka

## Countries with the most observations

GB (250), DE (185), FR (172), DK (131), RU (77), IE (75), PT (28), CA (25), ES (25), IT (25), NL (25), SE (22)

## Summary

The blow lugworm (Arenicola marina), also known as sandworm, is a large species of marine worm. Its coiled castings are a familiar sight on a beach at low tide but the animal itself is rarely seen except by those who, from curiosity or to use as fishing bait, dig the worm out of the sand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blow_lugworm

## Photo

![Blow Lugworm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blow-lugworm/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ann-Sophie Qvarnström · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228418648

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blow-lugworm?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).