It can grow over 2m long, is made up of 400 body segments and makes a strange gurgling sound as it moves underground | Discover Wildlife

Giant Gippsland Earthworm

Giant Gippsland earthworm (1978)

The Largest Earthworm in the World Is Longer Than Most Humans!

Noisy Pitta grappling with a giant earthworm that it caught and cutting it up into bite sized chunks. I love the slow motion fluffing of its feathers near the end. | Frank Pinto

Earthworm- Habit, Habitat, Morphology, Bodywall, Locomotion

Up close with a giant earthworm in the Amazon (VIDEO)

Did you know that Australia is also famous for having giant earthworms? Australia is home to several species of unusually large earthworms. The most famous is the Gippsland giant earthworm (Gippsland Earthworm), along with other species belonging to the genus Megascolides. Some individuals can grow over 3 meters long when fully extended, with a body diameter of around 2–3 centimeters. They typically live deep underground—often several dozen centimeters to more than a meter below the surface—and