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- Living animals
- Cryptids
- Fictional animals
- Artwork
{{wiktionary|sandworm}}Sandworm may refer to: {{TOC right}}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- Mongolian death worm, 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
- The Junundu, enormous sandworms inhabiting "the desolation" in Guild Wars Nightfall
- 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 animated spin-off TV series
- The Graboids of the Tremors franchise, first introduced in 1990
- The Sand Burrowers featured in the video game Jedi Academy, giant carnivorous worms that live under the sands of the planet Blenjeel
- Thresher Maws are enormous worm-like creatures found on many planets in the "Mass Effect" video games. Like the sandworms in "Dune" they can be summoned using machines to beat a rhythm on the ground.
Artwork- Sandworm (installation), an environmental art installation in the Wenduine Beach, Belgium created for the Beaufort Triennial of Contemporary Art
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