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Giant Earth worm

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

huge earthworm, maybe 16" in length,

Habitat:

montane rainforest

Notes:

I saw this on the road up to the peak of Bach Ma mountain.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
lori.tas
Cool. Some day I hope to see the Giant Gippsland earthworm, Megascolides australis, they average about a meter, but can get up to 3 meters long.

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PublishedApril 12, 2011

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