Myth of the Day: Augerino

Discover the indestructible, worm-like entity that haunts North American laborers, defies traps, and mocks human attempts at control.

Region/Culture: United States, North America

Mythos: Folk Tales of Lumberjack and Ranching Communities

Primary Type/Nature: Monsters and Beasts

Mythical Attributes: A subterranean creature known to bore holes in dams and irrigation ditches, disrupting water flow.

Role in Mythos: Described as a gigantic, corkscrew-shaped, indestructible wormlike creature, of…