2 Finds Add To Giant Earthworm Science In Northwest 39
According to an article at Science Daily, "Native, possibly giant, earthworm science in the Pacific Northwest is advancing with the discovery of two new specimens from opposite sides of the interior Columbia River basin. University of Idaho soil scientist Jodi Johnson-Maynard, an associate professor in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, said an earthworm that was most likely a giant Palouse earthworm was found in early March near Moscow [Idaho]." I have trouble with the idea that worms of merely a foot long have trouble meeting the designation "giant" outside of Tremors or Arrakis. Update: 05/06 17:44 GMT by T : Correction: That's Moscow, Idaho, rather than Washington. Thanks to the alert reader who spotted this.
moscow, id not wa (Score:3, Informative)
Re:How much of the worm do you need? (Score:5, Informative)
I don't know if you've ever dissected a worm in high school biology class, but they've pretty much got organs in the front and intestines and nerves through the rest and then a place to poop at the end and that's about it (simplifying).
But yeah... worms = uber creepy.
Sandtrout (Score:3, Informative)
Gaaaaah-Rooooooovy!! (Score:2, Informative)
Let's just hope one of them finds that super-suit.