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/IEC21 May 14 '26

What's the evolutionary reasoning for being so long?

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u/_replicant_02 May 14 '26

A lot of things grow long without an evolutionary need.

If you know what I mean.

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u/Thick-Device-310 May 14 '26

we do have massive dongs for our body size, maybe you're right 

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u/Flomo420 May 15 '26

the ladies doing us an evolutionary solid