Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor
A giant earthworm named Dave has been found in the UK.
The worm measures a huge 40cm and goes into the record books as the largest ever found in the UK.
It was found in a vegetable plot in Widnes.
The worm was found by Paul Rees and given the name ‘Dave’ by his stepson George.
The worm weighed 26g which is about the same as a small chocolate bar.
Dave has been preserved forever at the local museum.
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12 Responses
That is amazing but gross at the same time
woah this is cool!
They killed it and put it in a museum
wow it must have been long
To be honest its pretty disgusting and disturbing. But its amazing that the worm is 40 cm.
wow so real so amazing so so extreme wow this is the best news
eww that is disgusting
that is cool
I can’t believe they killed Dave! RIP Dave
Hi Guys, this is such a gross article!!
I really don’t think they should have killed it! Why didn’t they just let it live in a small habitat at the museum or just put photos near some facts?
WOW that’s a big earth worm. I don’t like worms 🙁