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You may never have heard of the Terriswalkeris terraereginae, a giant blue earthworm living deep in the moist soils of tropical north Queensland, but it’s the prettiest worm you’ll ever see. THE ...
David Attenborough with the Giant Gippsland Earthworm. Land clearing across southern Gippsland ... “They’re okay under pasture if you’ve got nice blue-grey clay or red soils, underground springs or if ...
The large light blue earthworm is commonly found in Northern ... History Association member Paul Lyons said sightings of the giant worms were becoming rarer with increasing house numbers.
A new project will map colonies of endangered giant Gippsland earthworms on farms. The worms, among the biggest in the world, grow to one metre long and are rarely seen above ground. Under the ...
But the earthworms on Rum are equally remarkable. These invertebrates act as "ecosystem engineers", actively shaping the landscape, often after humans have left their mark on this remote island.
NEW ZEALAND (CNN) — A nine-year-old boy from New Zealand has found a giant earthworm in his backyard. His mother says she thinks it was over three feet long. Apparently, this worm is an ...