Mongolian death worm
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mythical creature
- Country
- Mongolia
- Image
- Allghoikhorkhoi.jpg
- Length
- 1.5
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- Commons category
- Mongolian Death Worm
- different from
- Megascolecidae
- described by source
- Süddeutsche Zeitung
- endemic to
- Gobi Desert
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Encyclopedic overview
An interpretation of the Mongolian death worm by Belgian painter Pieter Dirkx. A Tartar sand boa, possible inspiration for the legend
The Mongolian death worm (Mongolian: олгой-хорхой, olgoi-khorkhoi, "large intestine-worm") is a creature alleged to exist in the Gobi Desert. Investigations into the legendary creature have been pursued by amateur cryptozoologists and credentialed academics alike, but little evidence has been found to support its existence. It can be considered a cryptid or a mythological animal.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mongolian death worm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.