That's quite a novel negative counterpart to "the early bird catches the worm"
The early worm gets the bird.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Early_Worm_Gets_the_Bird>
Meh. "The smart worm sleeps in" is an old trope.
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The early worm gets the bird.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Early_Worm_Gets_the_Bird>