Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
Earthworms feed on decaying organic matter in the soil. They excrete digested material as worm casts and these can be seen as squiggly clumps of mud at the surface of the soil. These castings are very rich in nutrients because they contain minerals and nutrients that have been brought closer to the surface by the worms.
Annelida OligochaetaAuthor(s) | Adrian Jones |
Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2006-08-08 |
Album | Fauna > Worms |
Type | Photo |
Dimensions | 3072 x 2048 |
Filesize | 7.9 MB |
Number of Downloads | 299 |
Filetype(s) | JPG |
License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Adrian Jones, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |