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Giant earthworm photographed following heavy rains in Australia

October 27, 2017

The rains have been pouring down in Queensland, Australia.

That’s resulted plenty of earthworms, specifically the digaster longmani, which is a native species found in the southeast of the state, as well as northern New South Wales.

And these earthworms can be pretty freakin’ huge.

This giant earthworm was captured at Mount Tambourine. Picture: Kelli Mace #7News pic.twitter.com/uKaqwBrISI

— 7 News Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) October 24, 2017

According to the Courier-Mail, the earthworms burrow deep into the ground and only surface when there have been heavy rains, landslips or excavation. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Giant earthworm photographed following heavy rains in Australia

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