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Giant Earthworm
Megascolides australis
The Giant Earthworm, specifically the Giant Gippsland Earthworm, is one of the world's largest earthworm species, reaching lengths of up to 3 meters (almost 10 feet). This remarkable invertebrate is native to a small region in southeastern Australia, where it lives deep undergro…
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- The Giant Earthworm can live its entire life without ever coming to the surface, spending all its days in vast underground burrows.
- Giant Earthworms can stretch to over 3 meters in length but are only about 2 centimeters wide. They produce a faint gurgling sound as they move underground, which can sometimes be heard above ground. Their reproductive process is very slow, with only a few eggs produced each year that take up to a year to hatch.
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