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  2. Worm charming - Wikipedia

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    Two people worm grunting to collect bait in the Apalachicola National Forest. The worms respond to vibrations created by rubbing the top of a wooden stake with a flat piece of metal. Worm charming, worm grunting, and worm fiddling are methods of attracting earthworms from the ground.

  3. Eurycnema goliath - Wikipedia

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    Eurycnema goliath, commonly known as the goliath stick insect, or the regal stick insect, [4] is a large species of stick insect in the family Phasmatidae, endemic to Australia [2] and considered one of the largest species of stick insects in the country. [5] The species has the Phasmid Study Group number PSG14. [6]

  4. Dracunculiasis - Wikipedia

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    Instead, the mainstay of treatment is the careful wrapping of the emerging worm around a small stick or gauze to encourage and speed up its exit. Each day, a few more centimeters of the worm emerge, and the stick is turned to maintain gentle tension. Too much tension can break and kill the worm in the wound, causing severe pain and swelling.

  5. Phasmatodea - Wikipedia

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    The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles , although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. [ 1 ]

  6. Whirligig - Wikipedia

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    Friction whirligigs, also called gee-haws, depend on the holder rubbing a stick against a notched shaft resulting in a propeller at the end of the shaft turning, largely as the result of the vibration carried along the shaft. The motion needed to power a friction whirligig is very similar to rubbing sticks together to create fire.

  7. “Lived Like This Until 21”: 50 Times People Found Out Their ...

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    Image credits: anon #6. Being born with only one ear and a few other issues with my face. Potential diagnosis of mild Goldenhar's. I thought it was the best thing ever and totally normal until I ...

  8. Lumbricus terrestris - Wikipedia

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    The worm has a hydrostatic skeleton and moves by longitudinal and circular muscular contractions. Setae – tiny hair-like projections – provide leverage against the surrounding soil. Surface movements on moist, flat terrain were reported at a speed of 20 m/h and, based on measurements of the length of the trail, nocturnal activity away from ...

  9. This chub rub stick helps save thick thighs’ lives - AOL

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