Giant earthworm photographed following heavy rains in Australia

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.

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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