Cultural references Mongolian death worm

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mongolian death worms on graffiti, kharkov, 2009



the worm s first literary appearance in short story olgoi-khorkhoi ivan yefremov (1942–1943), based on descriptions made andrews , mongolian locals.
j. r. r. tolkien s book hobbit (1937) provides earlier fleeting reference, namely wild were-worms in last desert. in drafts of book (1930–1932), tolkien associated these were-worms great desert of gobi , noted john d. rateliff in history of hobbit.
the worm briefly mentioned in 1959 novel land of crimson clouds arkady , boris strugatsky.
in 2009, short-fiction podcast drabblecast presented humorous, multi-part audio story called in search of mongolian death worm .
in tv show secret saturdays, main villain, v. v. argost, uses mongolian death worm venom in many episodes.
in nickelodeon tv show troop, pilot episode, worm, mongolian death worms attacking senior dance.
a film, mongolian death worm, released syfy network on may 8, 2010. stars sean patrick flanery treasure hunter gets caught in adventures , encounters numerous examples of deadly creatures.
animal planet has produced docudrama show titled lost tapes. in season 1, episode 13 (first aired february 17, 2009) titled death worm, showcasing purported actual footage (which fictional) of 2 men attacked , killed; 1 of them bitten , burned corrosive acid (greenish yellow in color, , corrosive enough corrode metal of bike), , both electrocuted. claim of docudrama bodies never found, yet equipment recovered.
a march 2011 episode of beast man on national geographic channel featured search worm in mongolian desert.
in christopher farnsworth s book president s vampire, vampire nathaniel cade keeps live specimen of olgoi-khorkhoi in reliquary under smithsonian castle in washington d.c.
the 2011 book grave robbers of genghis khan p.b. kerr mentions worm , electrical powers.
in william gibson s 2007 novel, spook country, character hollis henry refers mongolian death worm mascot anxiety, using represent whatever afraid of.
in 2012 novel, soft exile eric kiefer, mongolian death worm appears spirit animal.




^ sherman, norm. in search of mongolian death worm . drabblecast. 
^ lost tapes – animal planet . 2011. retrieved april 10, 2011. 
^ death worm – profile . feb 11, 2009. retrieved april 10, 2011. 
^ death worm – video . feb 11, 2009. retrieved april 10, 2011. 
^ gibson, william (2007). 80. mongolian death worm . spook country. isbn 0-670-91494-0. 
^ kiefer, eric (2012). soft exile. busan, korea: gentleman tree publishing. p. 220. isbn 978-0983071419.