File:Giant Palouse earthworm.jpg

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Description	Photograph of the giant Palouse earthworm.
Source	Yaniria Sanchez-de Leon / University of Idaho http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/news/
Article	Giant Palouse earthworm
Portion used	Research photo, no commercial effect.
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	Primary visual identification of the organism.
Replaceable?	Species is endangered, documented in only four occasions, and only one confirmed example of the species exists.[1]
Other information	Image previously deleted. Did not notice until after deletion proceeded without any significant discussion. Re-uploading with appropriate rationale.
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