A peculiar creature is the armadillo
Protected on top but squidgy below
Its only defence is to roll in a ball
Which isn't really that much defence at all
I agree from a slow creature that might suffice
And from attacks from above it's awfully nice
But have you considered the dangers beneath?
Those burrowing creatures with razor-sharp teeth
The common earthworm, I've often found
Quite terrifying when it breaks from the ground
And towering over 8 inches high
It gives a roar that rends the sky
This creature most gardeners would invite
Is more vicious than a crazed Great White
More deadly than a scorpion
But children play with them for fun
They wriggle out across the soil
And look so helpless as they toil
We do not hear their noble words
As they sacrifice themselves to birds
Which they do to make us all believe
They're as harmless a creature as you could perceive
No-one suspects them of being more
Than bugs that thrive in our manure
But have you ever given thought
To what these fiends may do for sport?
Ooh, I swear it makes me squirm
Whenever I think of the earthworm.
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