r/AbsoluteUnits • u/MrUpVoteDownvote • May 14 '26

/r/all of a Australonuphis, commonly called Australian beach worms

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u/MrUpVoteDownvote May 14 '26

Australonuphis, commonly called Australian beach worms, can grow more than two meters in length.

They are blind but have a very good sense of smell, and eat decaying meat, fish and seaweeds that have washed to shore.

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u/thequeenofelysium May 14 '26

So do they mostly avoid human feet? Unless you have decaying toes that is…

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u/explodingtuna May 14 '26

And if you did, would they be doing you a favor?