Comments on: The Longest Pest List On The Longest Day Of The Year http://www.rentokil.com/blog/the-longest-pest-list-on-the-longest-day-of-the-year/ The Rentokil Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:07:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Benjamin http://www.rentokil.com/blog/the-longest-pest-list-on-the-longest-day-of-the-year/#comment-3838 Benjamin Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:56:02 +0000 http://www.rentokil.com/blog/?p=3550#comment-3838 The longest earthworm lives in Australia, it is called the Giant Gippsland earthworm. I think the largest specimen was something about 4 meters long. It is also the only earthworm species to have a museum dedicated only to itself and an annual festival. But we even have some records in Europe. the largest landliving slug, Limax cinereoniger, can grow up to 30cm. Would not want to meet them in my garden. The longest earthworm lives in Australia, it is called the Giant Gippsland earthworm. I think the largest specimen was something about 4 meters long. It is also the only earthworm species to have a museum dedicated only to itself and an annual festival.

But we even have some records in Europe. the largest landliving slug, Limax cinereoniger, can grow up to 30cm. Would not want to meet them in my garden.

]]> By: Leyton Jay http://www.rentokil.com/blog/the-longest-pest-list-on-the-longest-day-of-the-year/#comment-3837 Leyton Jay Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:51:54 +0000 http://www.rentokil.com/blog/?p=3550#comment-3837 The longest parasite in the world is the tapeworm, usually found in animals (often livestock) and passed to humans in areas of poor sanitation around the world. The tapeworm bites into and lives in the gut, absorbing nutrients via it's skin, getting longer and longer and longer and... The longest tapeworm taken out of a human was 37 feet long (according to urban internet legend)!!! A Whale-Tapeworm can apparently be upto 40m / 120ft long! The longest parasite in the world is the tapeworm, usually found in animals (often livestock) and passed to humans in areas of poor sanitation around the world. The tapeworm bites into and lives in the gut, absorbing nutrients via it’s skin, getting longer and longer and longer and…

The longest tapeworm taken out of a human was 37 feet long (according to urban internet legend)!!! A Whale-Tapeworm can apparently be upto 40m / 120ft long!

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