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[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Look up bootlace worms. They can grow several times that length.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Lovely.

It's obscenely long, its mucus is highly toxic, and you can find it along the coasts of Britain.

Lineus longissimus

The bootlace worm (Lineus longissimus) is a species of ribbon worm and one of the longest known animals, with specimens up to 55 m (180 ft) long being reported. Its mucus is highly toxic. [...] This toxic mucus has been shown to kill crabs and cockroaches, and could have applications as an agricultural insecticide.

Taxonomy

The bootlace worm is in the phylum Nemertea or ribbon worms. It is the most common nemertean found along the coasts of Britain.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Told you. 8.4m ain't shit.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Post this pic to one of those insular online Keto dieter communities and tell them it's a zero-carb spaghetti replacement that tastes better than shirataki noodles.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago
[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I don't care that it's a nematode worm. I am going to eat it

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