Earthworm Definition

Earthworm Sentence Examples

• Linnaeus recognized only one species of earthworm and named it Lumbricus terrestris.

• The earthworms of England belong entirely to the three genera Lumbricus, Allolobophora and Allurus, which are further subdivided by some systematists; and these genera form the prevalent earthworm fauna of the Palaearctic region and are also very numerous in the Nearctic region.

• During the winter earwigs lie dormant; but in the early months of the year females with their eggs may be found in the soil, frequently in deserted earthworm burrows.

• In Benhamia caecifera and at least one other earthworm there are numerous caeca, one pair to each segment.

• The humble earthworm also plays a vital role in Chris ' Chelsea garden.