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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE number of NATURE published on June 28 last contains (p. 197) an interesting paper by Prof. Baldwin Spencer, which deals with the excretory system of the gigantic Australian earthworm Megascolides.

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 ...