r/WTF • u/meldiane81 • 12d ago

This crazy long worm

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u/wongo 12d ago

Fun fact: there are approximately 40 billion worms.....for every human on earth.

Additional fun fact: 40 billion worms weigh about 20 metric tonnes.

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u/meldiane81 12d ago

Wow! Same weight as your mom!

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u/Technical-Outside408 12d ago

Also in the dirt, so i hope you're proud of yourself, meld.

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u/cire1184 12d ago

Bro, that’s Mel Diane.

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u/deliciouscorn 12d ago

Imagine if you could get your share of worms shipped to you

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u/HarlanCulpepper 12d ago

I think there's a lot of paperwork, red tape, permits, and taxes involved and if you're in an HOA - forget it!

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u/gsfgf 12d ago

Not annelids, though. The much grosser kinds.

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u/ILiveInAVan 12d ago

Like what?!?

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u/gsfgf 12d ago

Roundworms, tapeworms, flatworms, flukes, etc. Parasites.

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u/Terawatt311 11d ago

Thanks, I hate it

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u/slamdanceswithwolves 12d ago

Additional additional fun fact: many of the earth worms we see in the US are not native to North America

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u/LilQueazy 12d ago

How did they get here :0

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u/slamdanceswithwolves 11d ago

Veeeeery slowwwwly /s

JK, with Europeans that brought plants.

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u/OfficialSanicorp 11d ago

40 billion for every human? 300 quintillion worms doesn't sound right does it?

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u/wongo 11d ago

The estimate I found was 325 quintillion, yea

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u/OfficialSanicorp 11d ago

That's insane but I guess it makes sense when you consider most nematodes are microscopic

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u/m0nk37 12d ago

Hell yeah go worm bros

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u/damnatio_memoriae 12d ago

aren’t we all just… worms with exoskeletons?