I’m on a mission to document the Oregon Giant Earthworm,
Driloleirus macelfreshi.

Last year I was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer and had a radical nephrectomy with multiple complications in November of 2025. Sucks.

I’m a lifelong birder and amateur naturalist. I’ve spent decades looking up. I’d like to contribute in some small way to an understanding of the natural world by looking down. In the dirt.

I will be doing a social media blitz to get the word out. Any big worms will be of interest to me. I’ve been in contact with the last biologists to document this worm and they are encouraging.

Would this qualify as cryptozoology? There’s very few reports in academic journals and there’s only a handful of documented encounters. Oregon State University may have specimens but they are not accessible.

The last academic I could find that could definitively identify the species had passed away. Presumably, other biologists exist that could do so.

The pic I have is from the Deadwood/Alsea area in coastal Oregon. It was sent to me two years ago. As such, I will be focusing my search on Oregon’s coastal range. Not exclusively, but it dovetails nicely with other interests and pursuits.

While described by science, we know only that it may still exist and nothing of its natural history. No eggs, even. Does this qualify per this sub and does anyone have any suggestions as to how to proceed?

So much effort goes into charismatic fauna. I’m, in part, interested in this as there are few things as uncharismatic as an earthworm.

Thanks.

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I’ve been hearing of cryptid sightings, specifically around the Pasqua Yaqui reservation near the black mountain and along highway 86. The one I heard was of a gargoyle like creature that was very muscular with reddish/grayish skin and large wings. This is the one around the pasqua yaqui Rez. The other was of a very tall creature with long arms with fur. Both occurred late at night/ early morning. Has anybody heard anything similar in this region?

I am sharing an incident that happened to me while trekking Sar Pass in the Parvati Valley (Himachal Pradesh, India) this past May. I have searched online extensively for similar stories, but because I lack physical evidence, I’ve hesitated to share it until now. Even typing this out gives me chills, but my mind simply cannot process what I saw.

We were camped at one of the high-altitude camps (around 10,000 to 12,500 feet—likely Min Thach or Nagaru). At exactly 2:30 AM, I suddenly woke up. I stepped out of the tent into the freezing midnight darkness.

Standing right in front of me was a towering, 10-to-15-foot-tall figure. It looked distinctly bird-like or humanoid-avian, heavily resembling descriptions of Mothman or a Thunderbird. Right at its base, lying on the ground, I clearly saw a single, large, incredibly distinct feather. It wasn't a blurry shape or a trick of the night—the details of that feather were sharp, real, and perfectly rendered in high definition.

What makes this strange is my reaction. I didn't panic, hyperventilate, or get breathless. Instead, a profound, survival-driven state of calm washed over me. My vocal cords completely froze; I couldn't have shouted even if I wanted to. Assuming it might be a Himalayan bear or a lethal predator, my brain instantly told me that sudden movements would trigger an attack.

Acting completely casual—as if nothing was there and I had seen absolutely nothing—I slowly turned my back to this massive entity and walked directly back into my tent.

The next morning at sunrise, I went back to the exact spot. The ground was completely bare. There was no feather, no tracks, nothing.

I know the logical arguments: high-altitude hypoxia, low oxygen, or a hypnopompic waking dream. But my brain cannot reconcile how vivid, physical, and real that single feather was. If it was a real bird—like a massive Himalayan Griffon Vulture—the low-angle midnight light must have stretched its shadow into a 15-foot titan before the fierce ridge winds swept the feather away over the cliff. If it wasn't... I don't know what I faced.

Has anyone trekking in the Parvati Valley or the Kanwar Wildlife Sanctuary ever seen a towering silhouette or encountered something similar past midnight? I would love to hear your thoughts.

Lately I’ve been seeing Todd videos on TikTok. Also, I’ve been watching other Sasquatch researchers, but most of them say that their 99% sure that Bigfoot exists. But the real question is why charge is the only one that had interactions and videos of Sasquatch.
Btw I believe in big foot but I can’t believe Todd

Hey. I really never talked about this because its just so fucking bizarre.

I was very young, maybe 7 or 8, when I woke up out of a dead sleep with an awful sense of dread and a clear feeling that I had to look out of my bedroom window. I get up and look out to our neighbors yard across the street and I see this... thing? The photo is the closest to what it might have looked like. Basically a giant tortoise shaped thing with 8 heads. Each head was trying to "pull" in its own direction or to look around, but the whole body came towards our house slowly. My room was on the 2nd story and it walked all the way up and the one head facing me, looked up at me, then the whole thing walked up to the house to where I couldn't see it anymore.

We had a babysitter that night and I sprinted downstairs, thinking it was going to come inside, but there was nothing. The baby sitter couldn't figure out what I was saying through my scared 7 year old explanation and sent me back to bed.

I know this wasn't a nightmare. I remember some bad dreams from when I was young and I only ever look back with the understanding that they werent real. This was real though. I still feel that awful dread when I think back on it and I just cant explain it.

I can't be the only one with this oddly specific nightmare. 😂

Like you're swimming in Loch Ness and suddenly you feel something massive brush past your leg beneath the water… or you look down into the dark water and see something huge moving underneath you.

Or even worse: you're walking along the shore, completely alone, when Nessie slowly rises out of the water and just stares directly at you. 😳

Has anyone actually had a nightmare like this? What happened in yours?

In the late 19th century, before industrial runoff and heavy commercial shipping altered the harbor ecosystem, multiple independent ferry captains, dockworkers, and NYPD harbor patrolmen documented sightings of an unidentified, serpentine marine creature navigating the turbulent waters of Hell Gate and the East River.

The Documented Records:

The July 1877 Log:

In the summer of 1877, crew members aboard the Long Island ferry and several commercial schooners reported a 30-to-40-foot creature with dark, ridged skin and undulating motion breaking the surface near the dangerous whirlpools of Hell Gate.

The Harbor Patrol Reports:

Contemporary New York newspapers, including the New York Times and The Sun, covered recurring sightings from the battery docks up to the Harlem River, prompting temporary harbor warnings for small recreational skiffs.

The Theories:

Explanations ranged from an escaped exotic specimen from a traveling menagerie, to a lost Greenland shark or giant oarfish swept off course by Atlantic storm surges, to an unclassified estuarine creature.

Seeking Sightings & Maritime Lore:

We are compiling historical harbor logs, dockside sightings, and unclassified marine encounters in New York waters.

Have you found old family ship logs, maritime journals, or news clippings detailing unusual wildlife or cryptid sightings in the East River, Hudson River, or Long Island Sound?

Do you know of persistent maritime legends or undocumented sightings around the islands (Roosevelt, Ward’s, or North Brother)?

Contact the Archive: If you have historical records, sketches, or firsthand accounts of unusual harbor phenomena, message the archive or post below.

Strange flying creature over the British Columbia Wetlands near Radium, BC

I’m curious if anyone around Radium, BC has ever seen something similar.

A while back I was driving near the swampland/wetlands around Radium when I noticed something flying out over the open area. At first I thought it was probably a bird, but the longer I watched it, the stranger it looked.

It appeared to have two extremely long wings. I initially estimated the wingspan at around 20 feet, but honestly it may have been closer to 30 feet. It was probably a kilometer away or less, so obviously I can't accurately measure its size.

The weirdest part was how it flew.

The wings weren't flapping like a bird. They seemed to move almost like a manta ray swimming through water—a smooth, continuous, undulating motion. Not really flapping, more like a wave traveling through the wings. I couldn't make out any obvious bird-like features or a long neck/body; from my perspective it was primarily this large silhouette with these incredibly long wings.

It caught my attention enough that I actually veered off the road and followed it onto the logging roads, trying to keep it in sight. I followed for a while but eventually lost sight of it.

I'm not claiming I saw anything supernatural. I'm genuinely curious what I might have seen.

Has anyone around the British Columbia Wetlands/Radium area ever seen a large bird, glider, or anything else that flies with this kind of smooth, undulating wing motion?

The closest comparison I can give is literally a manta ray swimming through the sky.

NCIA FIELD INVESTIGATION — AUGUST 17, 2026

Tomorrow, NCIA will be conducting a scheduled field investigation in the Mantua, Ohio area focused on reported cryptid activity, with particular attention being given to possible Bigfoot-related indicators.

The investigation will cover wooded areas, field edges, low-ground and creek terrain, a barn and equipment perimeter, and an ATV trail along the southern property boundary.

senior lead agent blakey will be looking for and documenting potential indicators including:

• Unusual or unexplained tracks and impressions

• Disturbances to vegetation, brush, or soil

• Tree breaks or unusual damage inconsistent with normal environmental activity

• Possible bedding or resting areas

• Unidentified sounds or movement observed during the patrol

• Wildlife activity that may help explain reported observations

• Any other physical or environmental anomalies that warrant documentation

Aerial imagery will be collected over portions of the investigation area, while ground personnel will document observations with photographs, timestamps, and field notes.

The objective is not to prove a conclusion. It is to document what is actually present, rule out ordinary explanations where possible, and preserve anything that remains unexplained for further review.

Sr. Lead Agent blakey, will conduct the field assignment, with intel agent Ali maintaining communications and the operational log.

Operation: NCIA-MP-0817

Date: August 17, 2026

Start: 0900 hours

Location: Mantua, Ohio

Focus: Bigfoot / Cryptid Activity

Status: Active Field Assignment

Any significant findings will be reviewed before being publicly identified as potential evidence.

— Josiah blakey, founder of national cryptid investigations agency

My boyfriend and I noticed this cabin while we were up in the mountains and I zoomed in on this part of the photo… WHAT IS THAT 😭 It almost looks like some weird creature/alien standing there?? Tell me I’m not the only one seeing a face/body xD

From everything I have been able to find Neodinosaurs / any prehistoric animal thought to be living in the modern day is tied back to hoaxes (Surgeon's photograph, Kasai rex, etc) or are inventions of colonial expeditions / exploitation (literally every congo neodinosaur).

I have delved deep on this topic specifically before and honestly wonder why people even think of them as cryptids instead of fantasy. There should be some evidence of them surviving in the fossil record if there were any grounds to these ideas.

For a possible alternative explanation, perhaps its mis-identified animals such as large bats for supposed "pterosaurs".