Apparently, deep in the Gobi Desert, somewhere along the border of Mongolia and China, lives this most wonderful, happy little creature known, lovingly, as the Mongolian Death Worm. How does this little bugger share its affections with you? Well by spraying you with either it's skin-eating acid venom or by frying you instantly with it's charming little electrical discharge of course. The following is a second hand (or maybe third or fourth hand) description of this little rascal....
Czech Explorer Ivan Mackerle described the animal from reports as: "Sausage-like worm over half a meter (20 inches) long, and thick as a man's arm, resembling the intestine of cattle. Its tail is short, as [if] it were cut off, but not tapered. It is difficult to tell its head from its tail because it has no visible eyes, nostrils or mouth. Its colour is dark red, like blood or salami..."
Anyway, I'm interested in leading an expedition out that way. My map shows that Mongolia is just west of Ohio, and the internet concurs. So I think we can knock this trip out over just a few days.
Any takers????
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