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Giant Earth worm

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

huge earthworm, at least 14" long

Habitat:

montane rainforest

Notes:

I saw this hiking on the slopes of mount Gahinga in the Virunga mountain range in Mgahinga National Park on the border of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo. The SD cardholder is there for scale.

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Comments (2)
Carolina
LOL I didn't know what I was looking for, and I just saw the rock, and I was like its that a worm? But I see it now, and yes its HUGE!

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PublishedApril 12, 2011

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