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Santarus
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 Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:23 am Post subject: Mogolian Death Worm |
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Alright, so this is a personal obsession of mine, even though creeps me out entirely. This is about the Mongolian Death Worm, a worm (obviously) thought to exist in the Gobi Desert but as with every cryptid, it's existence has not been proven.  Anyway, the following is a description as written on Wikipedia.org.
| Quote: | | It is described as a fat, bright red worm, two to four feet long (about 0.6 to 1.2 meters). The local name is allghoi (or orghoi) khorkhoi (хорхой) which means "blood filled intestine worm," because it is reported to look like the intestine of a cow. There are a number of extraordinary claims by Mongolian locals - such as the ability of the worm to spew forth a yellow poison that is lethal on contact, and its purported ability to kill at a distance by means of electric discharge. However, there are no known reliable sightings. Some believe the worm is actually a reptile, legless lizard, or arthropod because of the dry climate in which it lives. The colour yellow is said to attract the worm |
Here's a picture!
And here is some info on it's investigation from the same source!
| Quote: | Chief investigator of this animal is Czech author Ivan Mackerle, who revealed (Fate Magazine, June 1991) that it reportedly kills its victims by electrocution. British zoologist Karl Shuker first brought it to the general attention of the English speaking public in his 1996 book The Unexplained, followed a year later by his extensive Fortean Studies paper on this subject, which remains the most comprehensive coverage of this mystery beast currently published, and was subsequently reprinted in The Beasts That Hide From Man. Loren Coleman also included this animal in Cryptozoology A to Z.
A joint expedition in 2005 by the Centre for Fortean Zoology, and E-Mongol investigated new reports and sighting of the creature. They found no evidence of its existence, but believe that such a creature could exist in the deep Gobi Desert along the prohibited areas of the Mongolian/Chinese border. The most recent expedition was one in 2006-2007, conducted by the reality-television series, "Destination Truth".
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What makes the MDW so strange is that it apparently kills instantly and they've yet to discover a reason why, as mentioned above, they believe its electrocution but it has not been proven. If you are able to find more info on this tiny (but deadly) creature, please, post here!!
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:01 am Post subject: |
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Fascinating.
The Mongolian Death Worm, I think, is somewhat of a local myth around there I suppose since there are no potential evidence to support claims of sightings, attacks and diet. It is an interesting article in all it's worth.
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u call it fascinating, i call it scary x_x
Specially if you judge it from the color, and the size .... i dont mind not being able to see one in my life T_T
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| J~F wrote: | u call it fascinating, i call it scary x_x
Specially if you judge it from the color, and the size .... i dont mind not being able to see one in my life T_T |
But...but...Riou loves wurmz, too.
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Santarus
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| J~F wrote: | u call it fascinating, i call it scary x_x
Specially if you judge it from the color, and the size .... i dont mind not being able to see one in my life T_T |
I wouldn't worry too much. I think the picture was exagerated a bit. Besides, the great Santarus can protect ya.  Actually... if i see one, i might as well be hiding behind you. Especially if it's huge like Tremurz and Graboids. O.O
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| Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Kinda remind me that novel, "Dune".
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That's what I first thought. Dune or the movie Tremors. 
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