Eponymous with our name, this is for animals 'I' didn't know existed. Please try to include photographer/videographer or source of media in a comment on your post - this is appreciated but not mandatory. As cool as plants, fungi, and the other kingdoms can be, we're here for the kingdom of animals. Posts must be a photo or video of animals. This is to ensure the animal is correctly identified so we can find out more about it! Post titles MUST include 'scientific name: genus species'. We hope to meet and learn about as many cool critters as possible! Reddit's digital zoo for the weirdest, wildest, most interesting and mysterious animals on the web. Thanks to their natural property of living in the deepest parts of the soil, they have passed even the test that led the dinosaurs to extinction.Welcome to AIDKE - Animals I Didn't Know Existed!

Some fossil proofs that these creatures populated the Earth for over a half billion years ago. At birth, the baby worm is 7 inches long, so they have a big start since the beginning. For the egg to hatch it takes about 12 months. An egg cocoon results and it will look like a big bean pod. This means that when two earthworms engage into the reproducing process, they will both produce offspring. Although you can’t always spot them, you can always hear one of these earthworms when they are in the nearby since they feel they are sensitive to any vibration.Īn interesting fact about these giant earthworms is that they are hermaphrodites. The average adult will weight about 200 grams. However, if stretched, the Giant Gippsland can measure up to 12 feet long. However, there are times when the heavy storms bring these mild creatures to the surface. These earthly creatures are quite rare to the sight since they live between 3 and 5 feet underground in the dark soil. One of the longest species of earthworms is Giant Gippsland and can be found on the sunny lands of Australia. But what if we tell you that there are several species of worms that could easily be confused with the average snake, at least in length. When thinking about worms, people imagine small slithery beings that are not very long and quite unpleasant to the sight. The Longest Worm – Giant Gippsland Earthworm

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