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The Giant Gippsland earthworm, found in the clay soil along streams in Victoria, Australia, can stretch to an impressive 9.8 feet in length.Ĭontent created and supplied by: YoungDapper (via Opera However, at five feet in length, it's not the longest recorded worm, nor even the planet's biggest species of earthworm. If I were starving out there, I might be tempted to cook it.” It seems like it is 90% muscle, 9% dirt, 1% nervous system. It felt like a long, slimy, ridged muscle. Scientists that examined the giant earthworm said, 'It had a surprisingly similar feel to the earthworms they dug up at the back of their yard. It's been identified as a Martiodrilus crassus, which translates to 'worm which feeds on dogs.' Like other earthworms, these giants spend their lives sucking down microbes and decaying plant or animal matter in the soil.

This giant earthworm was found in an extremely rich forest soil in the foothills of the Sumaco Volcano in Ecuador. Its amazing how nature always seems to surprise us with awesome and great things to behold, there is more to what is out there that humanity is actually oblivious about, and yet to discover.

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