Thursday, August 21, 2014

Living in Madagascar

I stepped on something small and squirmy this morning.  Initially I thought it was a toy, but quickly realized it was moving of its own accord and proceeded to freak out (loud shriek, lots of dancing around and waving of hands).  Upon slightly closer inspection it appeared to be a giant centipede, but then for sure I thought it was a baby snake.  I finally realized it was just a semi-dried out earthworm desperate to be back in the dirt.  No different than your common, every day American earthworm.  It must have crawled out of a nearby houseplant.  It is now in our garden living happily ever after.



Photo depicts size of worm relative to the shock I felt when I realized that I had stepped on something living, actual size much, much smaller. (image taken from imgur.com)