Imagine peering into your backyard after a rainstorm, watching earthworms wriggle through the soil. Suddenly, a question ...

During mating, sperm are exchanged and stored in one of the segments of the worm. The cocoon casing is then produced by the clitellum (the band seen on mature worms), and the worm "backs out" of the ...

It can be distinguished from the nightcrawler which has a reddish-brown, saddle shaped clitellum. The Asian jumping worm devours organic matter and seedlings more rapidly than its counterparts and ...