The rains have been pouring down in Queensland, Australia. That's resulted plenty of earthworms, specifically the digaster longmani, which is a native species found in the southeast of the state, as ...

An Australian woman discovered a giant earthworm squirming above ground this week after torrential rains in Queensland unearthed the insect. The photo posted by Australia’s 7 News on Tuesday showed ...

KHQ.COM - Heavy rains have been coming down in Queensland, Australia and the flooded grounds are bringing lots of earthworms to the surface... but not just any earthworms... giant earthworms! Yes, the ...

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The giant Gippsland earthworm, native to southeastern Australia's Bass River Valley, can grow up to 9.8 feet long. Listed as Vulnerable, these worms thrive in clayey subsoil and wet environments.

An international research team from Spain, China, and Australia reports that earthworms, by breaking down organic matter and mineralizing nutrients in soil, may also be reducing the number and ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Australia is renowned for being being filled with dangerous animals that can ...

Many people know about Darwin's famous voyage aboard the Beagle — of his observations of the birds on the Galapagos Islands. Less well known is that Darwin spent quite a bit of time studying ...

An invasion of worms is threatening forests in the Northeast and Midwest. Peter M. Groffman, senior scientist at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y., explains why worms might not be ...