Amazonian soil is some of the most fertile on Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_preta
It makes sense that the worms grow huge with good nutrition!
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Can they wear a spacesuit and shoot a ray gun?
Giant Earthworms are so cool. Little big cuties must make so much soil.
My chickens would just love those.
/shudder
That makes me think of the insect attack scene in Jackson’s King Kong.
Ugh I hate that scene!
Nop noo nooooop!!!
Okay, but hear me out...
"Tremors" with earthworms and The Rock Dwayne is making a big deal about it, but they just do worm stuff.
What do these things eat?
Whatever they want