Feb 11, 2013
Massive Australian earthworm can grow up to 9 feet long [7 pictures]
The Giant Gippsland earthworm averages 3 feet in length, but has been seen as long as 9 feet. It is native to the clay soil along streams in Victoria, Australia. The worms take 5 years to mature and live for about 10, surprisingly long for invertebrates. Unlike other types of worm, the Giant Gippsland rarely, if ever, comes to the surface, but its location can be detected by the audible gurgling that their bodies make as they slither through their labyrinthine burrows.
(via Trasyy)
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audible gurgling
This makes me so happy.
Anyone else trying to figure how many fishing hooks you could bait with one of those worms? And what kind of fish you’d go for?
Yeah, and you’re going to need a bigger boat.
Ha! I thought the same thing about needing a bigger boat!
I have nothing against worms, but dang I’d be freaked out if I saw that thing!
But, what does it taste like?
Hahaha!
Chicken.