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Steel Worm (video.everythingbagel.me)

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Its the time of the year where cold blooded animals get easier to catch!

This was found in a forest of northern Denmark. Here they call them steel worms.The common name is Slow worm and the Latin name is Anguis fragilis. It is not a worm though and although it looks like a snake, it is a legless lizard. This is one of the largest ones that I have ever found!

The bonus clip is a larvae of the Calliteara pudibunda moth, also known as the pale tussock

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting! It seems like it has attracted misleading names across multiple languages!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

a misleading name for a misleading animal 😂