. Elementary lessons in zoölogy : a guide in studying animal life and structure in field and laboratory. Zoology. WORMS. THE EARTHWORM. (^Lumbricus.) Haunts and Habits. — This animal is familiar enough to the man who tills the soil, and to the boy who goes fishing and digs his own bait. It is common in garden soil every- where. It is strictly nocturnal in its habits. In warm weather it may be observed, with the aid of a lantern at night, extending itself from its burrow, and searching the ground over within a radius of its own Earthworm {Lumbricus terrestris). It swallows earth in gre
. Elementary lessons in zoölogy : a guide in studying animal life and structure in field and laboratory. Zoology. WORMS. THE EARTHWORM. (^Lumbricus.) Haunts and Habits. — This animal is familiar enough to the man who tills the soil, and to the boy who goes fishing and digs his own bait. It is common in garden soil every- where. It is strictly nocturnal in its habits. In warm weather it may be observed, with the aid of a lantern at night, extending itself from its burrow, and searching the ground over within a radius of its own Earthworm {Lumbricus terrestris). It swallows earth in great quantities, and, having extracted from it whatever organic matter it contains, ejects it again in the form of eastings. These broken vermiform castings are familiar objects to every observ- ing person, for there is hardly a path in garden or meadow that is not strewn with them. They are often found abundantly, late in autumn, under piles of fallen leaves. The worms in this way bring great quantities of subsoil to the surface, and greatly increase the porosity of the soil by eating holes through it. 130. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956. New York : American Book Company
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