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You know how when you cut a worm in half you’ll get two worms and how mice love cheese? If you said yes, then actually you don’t know much about these creatures. Cracked recently took a look at common animal myths that are actually totally bogus. How many of these did you still believe before you read the article?
Teacher David Crichton was holding a physical education class outdoors in Galashiels, Scotland, last week when worms began raining from the sky.
The boys heard a “soft thudding” on the artificial pitch – then looked up to see dozens of worms plummeting from the sky.
David, 26, said he and other teachers at Galashiels Academy were baffled by the incident.
And they later found more worms spread across a school tennis court almost 100 yards from the pitch. He said: “We started hearing this wee thudding noise. There were about 20 worms on the ground.
School staff eventually found about 120 worms. It is believed that a freak weather event lifted the worms along with water from a nearby river. The story was first reported on April first, but there is of yet no indication that it was an April Fool. Link -via Fortean Times
(Image credit: Kingdom News Agency)
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The video documents a seagull “dancing” to bring earthworms to the surface. When humans do this, it’s called “worm-charming” or “worm-grunting.” Wood turtles also use this technique, by repeatedly bumping their carapace against the ground.
Via Reddit.
Ever wish that itsy bitsy crab you had for dinner were bigger, so that you could eat more of one instead of ordering another dish? Why not order a coconut crab, a Tasmanian giant crab or a Japanese spider crab? Who knows, with 13 ft of crab to deal with, you might not even be able to finish it all!
(Also available: escargot So big, you can’t even wrap your hands around it.)
This article over at Cracked also features jellyfish, spiders, worms and other creepy crawlies you would love to see magnified.
Puppies, kittens, infants: All adorable. And do you know why? Because they’re tiny. If you start to magnify these things, then you wind up with the substantially less cute wolves, jaguars and teenagers.
Yes, if there’s one thing nature teaches us, it’s that what may start out as an adorable little animal friend can quickly turn into a Lovecraftian horror when its itty-bitty wittle mouth gets big enough to start eating your face. And when the little versions are already a little bit creepy, the big versions are the stuff nightmares are made of.
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Remember this cute little loris who loved getting tickled? Well, it seems it’s a she, her name is Sonya, she’s from Russia and she loves her worms! I’ve always been a sucker for a gal with big brown eyes. *swoon* 
TGIF Nom nom nom!
