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Microchaetus rappi, the African Giant Earthworm, is a large earthworm in the family Microchaetidae, the largest of the segmented worms (commonly called earthworms). It averages about 1.4 meters (4.5 feet) in length, but can reach a length of as much as 6.7 meters (22 feet) and can weigh over 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds).
Astronaut photo of Cape Town showing the Cape Peninsula, and surrounding waters, including False Bay. Map showing approximate extent of the range of the article and identifying key locations and the borders of the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area Marine ecoregions of the South African exclusive economic zone Marine species distribution reference map of the Southern African ...
Southern South Africa: Size: 20–24 cm (8–9 in) long [20] Habitat: Forest and grassland [21] Diet: Small invertebrates, especially giant earthworms and millipedes, as well as small vertebrates [21] EN Unknown [21] Rough-haired golden mole. C. villosus (Smith, 1833)
The list of polychaete worms of South Africa is a list of species that form a part of the class Polychaeta (Phylum Annelida) fauna of South Africa. The list follows the SANBI listing. Polychaeta (/ ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ k iː t ə /) is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (/ ˈ p ɒ l ...
Giant octopus Octopus magnificus Villanueva et al., 1992 [2] (syn. Enteroctopus magnificus) Brush tipped octopus Aphrodoctopus schultzei Hoyle, 1910 (Cape Columbine to Cape Point) [2] [3] (syn. Eledone thysanophora) Argonautidae. Paper nautilus Argonauta argo. Paper nautilus Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758 (Cape Point to northern KwaZulu-Natal ...
The Giant earthworm is a name often given to a variety of large invertebrates in the class Clitellata, many being from the family Megascolecidae. It may refer to: It may refer to: Australia and New Zealand
This ecoregion covers globally all the humid subtropical climate zones of Africa (the latter being located almost exclusively in South Africa), an area of 274,136 km 2 (105,845 sq mi). It forms a broad coastal strip extending from the extreme south of Mozambique and north-east of Mpumalanga to the east of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa ...
Oregon giant earthworm - A relative of the Palouse earthworm. Specimens have been recorded at 1.3 m (4 feet) long. Lake Pedder earthworm - Listed as the first "extinct" worm species from its original unique Tasmanian habitat. Lumbricus badensis - Giant (Badish) earthworm. Microchaetus rappi - Giant South African earthworm.