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May 4, 2021 · Also known as the Washington giant earthworm (Driloleirus americanus), this creature was only discovered as late as 1897, just over a century ago. According to reports, these pale-colored...
Sometimes reaching three feet in length, white in color, and reportedly possessing a unique lily smell, the giant Palouse earthworm is found only in eastern Washington and northern Idaho and would be a tragedy to lose."
Apr 27, 2010 · It’s been more than two decades since scientists unearthed an intact, living specimen of a giant Palouse earthworm. Now, researchers at the University of Idaho have bagged what might be an...
Karl Umiker, a support scientist at the University of Idaho, had a dream of finding the elusive Giant Palouse worm. He had mounted several research expeditions in the past but always came back empty-handed. One day he was hit with a brainstorm: electricity was the answer.
Apr 27, 2010 · The giant Palouse earthworm, a big white worm native to the Palouse prairie region of Idaho and Washington state, was said to be abundant in the late 19th century — then seemed to disappear.
- Martin Kaste
Apr 28, 2010 · Reports suggested giant Palouse earthworms had a penchant for spitting and smelled like lilies, enhancing the myth of the worm in the agricultural Palouse region on the Washington-Idaho...
Apr 27, 2010 · Two living specimens of the fabled giant Palouse earthworm have been captured for the first time in two decades, University of Idaho scientists revealed today. Researchers on March 27 located...
