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Saluna112
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earthworm biology

Post by Saluna112 »

I was wondering if anybody knew some good earthworm background research sites. :?:
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Re: earthworm biology

Post by deleted-71417 »

Hi,

You might start with this link:

http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/worms/

You can find lots more using a google search on “earthworm research”

Have fun with this project!

Best regards,

Barrett Tomlinson
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Re: earthworm biology

Post by Saluna112 »

Thanks!

I was also wondering if you knew any good diets for earthworms.
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Re: earthworm biology

Post by deleted-71447 »

Hi Saluna112,
Earthworms eat decaying vegetable matter. Different species probably have different preferences, but you can get a general sense of their diet by doing an internet search for "earthworm diet", "vermiculture" or "worm composting". For example, here are a couple of relevant web sites
http://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.html
http://journeytoforever.org/farm_librar ... ver3a.html
Good luck,
Chris
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Re: earthworm biology

Post by Saluna112 »

im going to start my project now. :) Wish me luck :!:
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Good luck!
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