At first, I thought it was just an old piece of rope lying on the grass — long, twisted, as if thrown there by accident.
But suddenly, a thought crossed my mind — “What if this is a snake?”
My heart started beating faster. Instinctively, I took out my phone to take a picture of the scene.
Driven by curiosity (and a bit of fear, of course), I decided to get closer. Each step felt dangerous, as if I might come face to face with something threatening…
When I got close — I froze in astonishment.
It wasn’t what I imagined at all.
Turned out, it wasn’t a snake, nor a rope…
The answer literally left me speechless.
The strange thing I saw in the grass turned out to be a huge chain made up of about 150 earthworms.
They were clinging to each other tightly, some twisted, some stretched, forming a single moving, pulsating shape — like a living thread.
I couldn’t believe that I was looking at something created entirely by nature — that was right there in my own yard.
Why were they doing this? What were they forming? Even I couldn’t answer those questions.
Scientists say this fascinating phenomenon is called “earthworm entanglement.” During strong rains, worms sometimes gather like this to migrate or escape from danger.
Incredible — nature hides so many mysteries, and some of them lie right under our feet.
So next time you see something like this — what would you think it is?