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Heavy Metal-Eating "Superworms" Unearthed in U.K.

news.nationalgeographic.com — Newly evolved "superworms" that feast on toxic waste could help cleanse polluted industrial land, a new study says. These hardcore heavy metal fans, unearthed at disused mining sites in Britain and Wales, devour lead, zinc, arsenic, and copper.

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  • prosayik, on 10/07/2008, -2/+81So.. they like Iron Maiden?
  • freqk, on 10/08/2008, -14/+84
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  • tubbyanimations, on 10/07/2008, -6/+42Most misleading title ever.
  • sjbdallas, on 10/08/2008, -6/+35I, for one, welcome our newly evolved, metal eating, squishy overlords.
  • abajaj2280, on 10/08/2008, -2/+29OM NOM NOM NOM is finally industrialized.
  • inactive, on 10/08/2008, -5/+28You sir, win at the internets.
  • drb01089, on 10/08/2008, -1/+23Britain and Wales?

    Wales is in Britain

    Being National Geographic and all
  • dafragsta, on 10/08/2008, -0/+17Tyrannosaur with a monocle and a top hat? I missed the reference I guess.
  • Typhoon2009, on 10/08/2008, -0/+13This reminds me of those bacteria in Chernobyl that apparently absorb radiation.
  • mkovacev, on 10/07/2008, -2/+14bizarre...
  • swt2thjohnny, on 10/08/2008, -1/+13All this should be interpreted as a good sign. When we're gone the way of the dinosaur the Earth won't take a million years to recover from the damage we did. The worms crawl in the worms crawl out the worms will save us without a doubt.
  • Charlotte_Web, on 10/08/2008, -1/+13That explains why Eddie looks the way he does...
  • samotage, on 10/07/2008, -2/+13...remarkable
  • inactive, on 10/08/2008, -2/+13They ***** metal bricks?
  • apathetique, on 10/08/2008, -0/+10What if they mutate and enslave mankind?
  • numberstumper, on 10/08/2008, -1/+11Does this mean the evolution-deniers have to shut up now?
  • megalodon77, on 10/08/2008, -1/+11Nathan Explosion and Dethklok would approve.
  • inactive, on 10/08/2008, -0/+9But does it feast on toxic waste?

    Nevermind, don't answer that.
  • jecruzs, on 10/08/2008, -0/+9"You're," you're thinking of "you're."
  • daRoach, on 10/08/2008, -1/+10They like eating Iron Maiden.
  • swgc5, on 10/08/2008, -0/+8Heavy Metal?!?! Most excellent dudes!
  • ZeroCubed, on 10/08/2008, -0/+8Dude, that's just crazy
  • BullHunter, on 10/08/2008, -0/+8Bravo! Now, all we need is to train these guys to eat Politicians...
  • wintersleep, on 10/08/2008, -1/+9Somebody call David Attenborough to grab his cameraman and get over there.
  • sweeneyowns, on 10/08/2008, -1/+8they evolve again and take over the planet. we basically die.
  • PatoLucas, on 10/08/2008, -0/+7I don't get the reference, but sincerely I don't care, that raptor is so friggin cool.
  • freqk, on 10/08/2008, -1/+8your right, I should have typed all those characters individually.
  • coachmcguirk, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6Newly evolved? Just like that?
  • LordScarab, on 10/08/2008, -1/+7Fungus your thinking of fungus

    http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn11917
  • EarlOfLade, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6inch worm?
  • didgital, on 10/08/2008, -1/+7I only visited this page looking for how high up the chain the "overlord" joke would be. Impressively quick.
  • leif777, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6salt water will kill them... it's pretty much science and stuff
  • inactive, on 10/08/2008, -0/+6If the nylon eating bacteria didn't, what makes you think this will?
  • nastri83, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5how could you not??

    They're delicious.
  • Junior612, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5They call me Dr. Worm
    Good morning how are you, I'm Dr. Worm
  • inactive, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5Nope. Thing about reason is that those who deny it can not be persuaded by it.
  • inactive, on 10/08/2008, -1/+6maybe it went to a Hole concert
  • LordScarab, on 10/08/2008, -4/+9well Wales is always mentioned seperatly... is a country which is part of the United Kingdom. both English and Welsh having equal status in the Union
  • victorc26, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5I knews sombodys woulds beats me to its!
  • Enron, on 10/08/2008, -1/+6I think they like Slayer.
  • Wargasmic, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5If by land intended for human habitation you mean radioactive dump, the last worry should be these worms.
  • Tollboi, on 10/08/2008, -2/+7So are my children's children going to have to fight these monstrosities in a bid to stop the worms from taking over the planet?
  • raptor87, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5so thats the new apple manufacturing process
  • SpeedSteamBoat, on 10/08/2008, -0/+5These worms are totally brutal...
  • XxpokemasterxX, on 10/08/2008, -1/+5yes but what happens after they eat all the toxic waste....
  • facespaz, on 10/08/2008, -0/+4Headbanging worms are bringin the 'Deth!!
  • jmnormand, on 10/08/2008, -0/+4isnt evolution a beautiful thing
  • InspectorGadget, on 10/08/2008, -0/+4Let's see them try to eat Lemmy. The warts shall prevail!
  • inactive, on 10/08/2008, -0/+4Wheres yer evolution now... oh, right there.
  • colonels1020, on 10/08/2008, -0/+4Run to the hills!
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