Augerino
A subterranean worm that drains water from ditches in the West.
The augerino is a legendary creature from the folk tales of lumberjack and ranching communities in the western United States, particularly the drier regions of Colorado. It is a subterranean wormlike being that bores holes in dams and irrigation ditches to drain water, requiring a dry environment to survive. The name likely derives from the diminutive of the hand tool called an auger.
Quick Facts
- Habitat
- Subterranean, dry environments
- Behavior
- Bores holes in dams and irrigation ditches to let water drain
- Name origin
- Diminutive of the auger hand tool
- Associated fossil
- Augerinoichnus helicoidalis (named in 2008)
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