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Nobody likes me everybody hates me I think I’ll go and eat some worms.
My mum used to mockingly say this little saying to me when I was being a little annoying brat. I imagine she would have been very upset if I actually did eat some worms but I think, mortified if I ate one of these suckers.
I first heard about these amazing animals on a BBC or Channel 4 documentary that I watched and was fascinated. I couldn’t understand why I had never even heard of such a thing. Surely it is a school duty to teach children about the wonders of this world.
Obviously the creator of Tremors has heard of them and maybe…….
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4. March 2008 at 5:35 pm
Yikes, huge is right. I had no idea there was a worm that large. Well, I guess almost everything critter wise is huge in Australia. You could fish with that baby all week long. Thanks for the information and have a great day.
4. March 2008 at 9:20 pm
So you said that you’re going to try and keep Monday’s w/ the animal theme right? I love it! Great post and if I haven’t said it before, GL going forward. I know you’re putting a lot into it right now. *nod*
5. March 2008 at 9:54 am
@sandee, There are big worms (about 1m) in North America too. The big ones don’t bother me, it;s the little ones that can invade your body that really worry me!
@Bush, Yep Monday is for animals. It’s fun because I get to learn stuff about something I like that isn’t tech or web based. Unless of course I do a post about the cybonetic, web surfing medium mice of Japan
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Thanks for stopping by.
5. March 2008 at 1:24 pm
LOL @ your mom! You must have been an annoying brat
I promise not to hate the worm… but it’s pretty nasty looking! Interesting facts though… can’t say I didn’t learn anything today
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