This Guy’s Video Of A Hammerhead Worm In Johor Has Over 12 Million Views!
It really does look like a hammer!
By Sheryll Paul — 07 Jul 2017, 04:22 PM
Danish Ho was on a hike with his family in Johor when he came across a startling sight.
He uploaded a short video onto Facebook of a strange creature he found with the caption "What is this snake???"
The video has since garnered almost 13 million views and 100,000 shares.
Comments on the video range from people trying their best to figure out what it is and some just being plain grossed out.
But it turns out the creature is actually what some call "the hammerhead worm"
This unique species of worms (rightfully called the Bipalium and sometimes the broadhead planarian) is native to several parts of Asia and Australia. They can grow up to be half a metre long.
This isn't the first time they were seen in Malaysia. Though humans don't come across them very often, they are usually found in dark, cool and moist areas such as the grounds of rainforests.
They have no skeleton, no respiratory system, no circulatory system and have a mouth that also functions as an anus
When having a meal, the hammerhead worm will tear its prey into several pieces, dissolve it in a bunch of enzymes, and then drink it all up.
It will then excrete out its prey's remains the same way it came in.
If that sound badass to you, that's not all. The hammerhead worm can also regenerate itself. So no matter how many pieces you cut it into, each piece will eventually develop into another fully-functioning worm.
But the good news is that they are of no danger to humans and other large animals
So relax!
Unless you’re an earthworm. These guys love earthworms.