So what is this shit demon? Apparently a colony of Tubifex, also called the "Sludge Worm" or "Sewer Worm". Conspiracy theories continue to fly around the internet (what's yours?) but scientists and sewer inspectors suspect our wormy friend.
Here's a few sources:
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/07/sewer-creature-mystery-solved/
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1900238/is_unknown_creature_in_the_nort...
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/irresistible/19918447/detail.html
"These worms ingest sediments and gain nutrition by selectively digesting bacteria and absorbing molecules through the body wall. The worms can survive with little oxygen through the use of their hemoglobin rich tail-ends, which they wave in order to absorb what little oxygen they can. They can also survive in areas so heavily polluted with organic matter that almost no other species can endure. By forming a protective cyst and lowering its metabolic rate, T. tubifex can survive drought and food shortage. Encystment may also function in dispersal of the worm."
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- DeliaTheArtist
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It doesnt get good until a minute in, and then it looks like an alien lifeform. There is very little that makes me feel squeemish, but this thing fits the bill big-time. I just scrolled back up to look at it and it makes me say "Ewww!" and want to run away.
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- Sumbodyswatchin
- 4 months ago
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whats funny is that most people feed their tropical fish tubiflex worms. They are usually redder, and smaller, but they usually don;t come from the sewer either.
Tubbies improve fresh water fish color and moods.,-
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- AtreusDesign
- 4 months ago
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EEEW! That makes the sewer look like an intestine. I'm going to vomit up my breakfast now.
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Like abbym said, these tubes look organic to me. Before reading the linked articles, I thought these worms were living inside someone's large intestines or something similar.
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just imagine if those were freshwater pipes that those worms live in.
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I think I killed one of these things in Half-Life.
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- PsychoAlan
- 4 months ago
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well it just aint safe to leave the house is it??
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Raleigh will get rid of them. They are under the rich peoples shopping center, and god forbid you gross out the rich.
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I DO NOT LIKE THIS
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Well the're in the sewer and as far as I can tell, haven't attained sentience, so, no problem.
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I saw a clip of this yesterday on AOTS, but this full version is even worse! ugs...yet strangely intriguing.
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- el_capitan001
- 4 months ago
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how big do they grow and how big does there appite get will they get big enough to start move up the system and go looking for there supper , hmmmm if thats the case take a good look down before you sit . hope there not in my pipes scary
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could lead to something new or whatever.
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So gross. Like in Onimusha 2 where Nobunaga's lair was made of intestines and crap. I saw this on AOTS actually - that's where you got the idea to post this.
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Is it just me or does it appear to react quite "violently" to light shining on it?
It appears to "contract".Sadly the wiki doesn't mention anything.
Also, "IT'S THE BEATING OF THE HIDEOUS HEART!!"
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i got a few on the wall of my rectum. the doctor said they made their way through the sewers and up my toilet then into my A-hole while i was takin a dump.
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Reminds me of something, can't quite put my finger on it(?)
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- EclecticBadger
- 4 months ago
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this has to be a tumor or something.
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Nasty!
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- sewbutterfly
- 4 months ago
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