Sandworm may refer to:
Fictional animals
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Sandworm (''Dune''), from Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction novel ''Dune'' and its derivative works.
Living animals
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Arenicola marina
The blow lugworm (''Arenicola marina''), also known as sandworm, is a large species of marine worm. Its coiled Worm cast, castings are a familiar sight on a beach at low tide but the animal itself is rarely seen except by those who, from curiosit ...
'' (lugworm), called "sandworm" in the UK
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Alitta virens
''Alitta virens'' (common names include sandworm, sea worm, and king ragworm; older scientific names, including ''Nereis virens'', are still frequently used) is an annelid worm that burrows in wet sand and mud. They construct burrows of differen ...
'', formerly ''Nereis virens'' (king ragworm), called "sandworm" in the US
* Hookworm larvae which cause
cutaneous larva migrans
Cutaneous larva migrans (abbreviated CLM) is a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites of the hookworm family ( Ancylostomatidae). The parasites live in the intestines of dogs, cats, and wild animals; they should ...
, called "sandworms" in the southern US
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Sipunculus nudus'' (peanut worm), called "sandworm" in China
Other
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Sandworm (hacker group), a hacker group within the GRU, a military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation
**''Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers'', a 2019 book about the group by
Andy Greenberg
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''Sandworm'' (installation), an environmental art installation in the Wenduine Beach, Belgium
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