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  2. Giant Gippsland earthworm - Wikipedia

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    These giant earthworms average 1 metre (3.3 ft) long and 2 centimetres (0.79 in) in diameter and can reach 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length; however, their body is able to expand and contract making them appear much larger. On average they weigh about 200 grams (0.44 lb).

  3. Microchaetus rappi - Wikipedia

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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).

  4. Lumbricus terrestris - Wikipedia

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    However, 'earthworm' can be a source of confusion since, in most of the world, other species are more typical. For example, through much of the unirrigated temperate areas of the world, the "common earthworm" is actually Aporrectodea (=Allolobophora) trapezoides, which in those areas is a similar size and dark colour to L. terrestris.

  5. Earthworm - Wikipedia

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    Probably the longest worm on confirmed records is Amynthas mekongianus that extends up to 3 m (10 ft) [10] in the mud along the banks of the 4,350 km (2,703 mi) Mekong River in Southeast Asia. From front to back, the basic shape of the earthworm is a cylindrical tube-in-a-tube, divided into a series of segments (called metameres ) that ...

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  7. Amynthas mekongianus - Wikipedia

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    The Mekong giant earthworm may grow to a length of up to 2.9 m (10 ft). [2] Compared to their great length, these worms are relatively slender. [3] The type specimen was one metre long and 8 mm (0.3 in) wide at the broadest point (segment 5). It had 370 segments and was a greyish colour, rather paler on the ventral surface.

  8. Megascolecidae - Wikipedia

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    The rate of growth during the first 14 days is very low, however; after 21 – 28 days, the rate of growth increases and then cycles up and down throughout the worm's life with no pattern. [14] The growth rate of these worms is correlated to the temperature of their environment.

  9. Giant Palouse earthworm - Wikipedia

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    The giant Palouse earthworm or Washington giant earthworm (Driloleirus americanus, meaning lily-like worm [2]) is a species of earthworm belonging to the genus Driloleirus inhabiting the Palouse region of Eastern Washington and North Idaho, in the United States. The worm was discovered in 1897 by Frank Smith near Pullman, Washington. It can ...