The bamboo worm is a state-protected animal. The bamboo slug is a new species of bamboo slug found in Chengdu Huaxi Insect Museum, which is 62.4 centimeters long, breaking the record of the longest of more than 800,000 species of insects that have been discovered by human beings in the world, and is the new world's longest insect species.

The Chinese giant bamboo slug has a body length of 36.1 centimeters and a total length of more than 62.4 centimeters, including its feet. It is 5.7 centimeters longer than the full length of the world's longest bamboo worm, which was announced to have been discovered by the Natural History Museum in London in the past, while the body is 0.4 centimeters longer than the former.

The bamboo worms take care to cleverly hide their tracks throughout their lives. They always choose to shed their skins at around one o'clock in the morning. And after molting, they nibble on the old skin with gusto, starting at the head and working their way up to the toes. This process is intermittent and takes about a couple of hours until there are no scraps left at all. This makes it impossible for predators to infer their presence by the old skins hanging from the trees. Even more amazingly, the day after they shed their skins is sure to be sunny. It seems that this is an insect that is so good at weather prediction that they know to choose the weather that is most conducive to drying out their bodies after shedding their skins. During the day they always choose the highest branch or the top of the cage, with their forelegs stretched out side by side, hanging there completely still, and only after it is completely dark do they begin to move.