Show Giant Earthworms Earthworms An earthworm native to southeastern southeastern southeastern south south- eastern Australia attains extreme lengths of ot 10 or 12 feet teet and diameters diameters diame diame- fers of i of ot an nn inch although the average crage specimen Is only 3 or 4 feet long It belongs to the same animal as our common earthworm The progress of these gigantic worms through the soil Is attended by gurgling gurgling gurgling gur gur- gling and sucking sounds cle clearly audible to persons walking on the surface Their eggs resemble large olives Related species which attain attain at at- I tain a length of ot several feet are are found In parts of South America Java and other parts of ot the world |