Sandworm (Dune)
（重定向自Seaworm）
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![A giant sandworm seeks to devour an Ornithopter, in the Dune miniseries (2000).](/Images/godic/202502/09/DuneTV-Sandworm+Thopter5748.jpg")
![The head of a thumper, from the Dune miniseries (2000).](/Images/godic/202502/09/DuneTV-ThumperCU5748.jpg")
![Paul Atreides (Alec Newman) wielding maker hooks, from the Dune miniseries (2000).](/Images/godic/202502/09/DuneTV-Paul+Hooks5748.jpg")
A sandworm is a fictional form of desert-dwelling creature from the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. They first appear in the 1965 novel Dune, considered to be among the classics in the science fiction genre, and are iconic of the Dune series.