Worms live in the mud, squirm around without bones, and basically eat dirt (well, not really — they eat dead plant pieces IN the dirt). A worm sure doesn’t sound like something WE would eat. So how weird is it that we eat candy shaped like worms? To top it off, the world's largest gummy worm is about 3 feet long and weighs more than 3 pounds! So gross. But we’d still rather eat that worm than a real one.