this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2026
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[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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!

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Can they wear a spacesuit and shoot a ray gun?

[–] rslogix89@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago
[–] Quokka@quokk.au 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Giant Earthworms are so cool. Little big cuties must make so much soil.

[–] inconceivable@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago
[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

/shudder

That makes me think of the insect attack scene in Jackson’s King Kong.

[–] spicytoast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Ugh I hate that scene!

[–] brem@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] subOrange@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Nop noo nooooop!!!

My chickens would just love those.

[–] oakward@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Whatever they want