sandworm
Dune desert dweller
A sandworm is any of various worms that burrow in sand or sandy soil, including marine polychaetes used as fishing bait.
The term gained wider currency through Frank Herbert's *Dune*, where sandworms are colossal creatures inhabiting desert planets, producing the valuable spice melange.
We dug for sandworms at low tide.
Segmented marine annelid
- lugwormBurrowing coastal fishing bait
- bloodwormHemoglobin-rich midge larva
- ragwormBristled marine bait worm
- tubewormSedentary marine invertebrate
fireworm · bristleworm · segmented · annelid · invertebrate · setae · burrower · intertidal
Sandy science-fiction world
- FremenDune's native people
- spicePlant-derived food flavoring
- melangeAssorted mixture of elements
- thumperOne that pounds
maker · Paul Atreides · Herbert · ornithopter
Catching aquatic creatures
- nightcrawlerBig worm, or nocturnal person
- bloodwormHemoglobin-rich midge larva
- lugwormBurrowing coastal fishing bait
- hookCurved catching device
angler · tackle · lure · saltwater · surfcasting · flounder · striper · bottom fishing
polychaete
Segmented marine annelid
- lugwormBurrowing coastal fishing bait
- bloodwormHemoglobin-rich midge larva
- ragwormBristled marine bait worm
tubeworm · fireworm · bristleworm · segmented · annelid · invertebrate · setae · burrower · intertidal · beach
Arrakis
Sandy science-fiction world
thumper · maker · Paul Atreides · Herbert · ornithopter
fishing
Catching aquatic creatures
- nightcrawlerBig worm, or nocturnal person
- bloodwormHemoglobin-rich midge larva
- lugwormBurrowing coastal fishing bait
hook · angler · tackle · lure · saltwater · surfcasting · flounder · striper · bottom fishing · live bait
leviathan
Enormous creature or entity
sea serpent · behemoth · kraken · basilisk · monster · beast · cryptid · subterranean · burrowing · legendary
- polychaetesragworm
- Sci-Fi/Fantasywand, spell, potion, rune, incantation
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, seagull, gull, sandpiper
- wormsearthworms, nightcrawler, roundworms, flatworms, tapeworms
- DuneArrakis, Dune, Fremen, melange, Paul Atreides
- estuary animalsmudskipper, fiddler crab, mud crab, oyster, barnacle
sandwormfish
Gilled aquatic vertebrate
whale · sea creature · leviathan · kraken · water serpent