Reddish brown bug looking things.. ?

I can't take a picture of them cuz they're too small but they're all over the sand and small coral pieces and the glass. They're tiny, barely visible, reddish brown and oval shaped with a split in the tail. They move pretty quickly when they want but stop dead in their tracks if you scare them or move too quick. They look flat but its hard to tell. Any ideas?

 

A pic would help,but sounds like pods of some type.

 

+1

Google Amphipod and I reckon you will find thats what you have

its a good sign

Steve

 

Do they have any legs?Sounds like flatworms to me.

 

the split tail and colour, made me think of that
but the moving quickly and stopping dead in their tracks, made me think otherwise

Steve

 

I looked up flatworms and they don't look like any of the ones that came up in the search. They are flat, completely flat, and have a split in one end. Some have a bit of white at the other end, which I'm assuming is the head. I made a picture of what they look like, don't laugh! LOL.. paint program at its best.: Any suggestions or thoughts are appreciated, I just want to know what they are and if they're harmless/harmful. Thanks!

 

They dont happen to look like this do they?

 

Yes that would be a flatworm. You can find them at the bottom of the link provided.

Worm Hitch Hikers

 

That looks like a flatworm to me.

There's quite a few different species, with many different shapes and colors, when dealing with flatworms, so I wouldn't count it out because it doesn't match the pictures you saw.

Let's put it this way: The name "flatworm" describes a phylum of animals. Humans belong to the phylum chordata, which is inclusive of every single vertebrate (meaning anything with a backbone, from fish [including sharks and lampreys] through mammals), and a few invertebrates.

 

oh gosh i had those flat worms, get rid of them asap. flat worm exit