Case file · Cryptid
Giant Palouse earthworm
A real native earthworm, first described in 1897 from Pullman, Washington, said to grow very long and smell of lilies, became a 'lost' creature until it was found again in 2005 and 2010.
1897 CE · 46.73, -117.18 · status: explained
The account
With most of its prairie habitat ploughed, the species (Driloleirus americanus) went unseen for decades and acquired near-legendary status. University of Idaho researchers recovered live specimens; they proved shorter than the tales.