Earthworms

The child loves naturally the manifestations of life: Mrs. Latter tells us how easily little ones are interested even in earthworms and in the movement of the larvae of insects in manure, without feeling that horror which we, who have grown up isolated from nature, experience towards certain animals. ❋ Anne E. Montessori George (1912)

But when it comes to the innovation of entirely new structures (‘‘morphological novelties’’) such as segmentally organized bodies (seen in earthworms, insects, and vertebrates such as humans, but not jellyfish or molluscs), or the hands and feet of tetrapods (vertebrates with four limbs), Darwin’s mechanism comes up short. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Of limbless animals, some progress by undulations (and this happens in two ways, either they undulate on the ground, like snakes, or up and down, like caterpillars), and undulation is a flexion; others by a telescopic action, like what are called earthworms and leeches. ❋ Unknown (2002)

I was walking above the dwellings of those lowly beings called earthworms, the subject of his last work, in which Darwin showed once more how little causes in the long run produce great effects. ❋ Unknown (1870)

ENVIRONMENT & YOU Aristotle called earthworms the 'intestines of the soil,' Cleopatra decreed them sacred. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Macroorganisms such as earthworms, termites and other insects also help break down organic materials. ❋ Unknown (1993)

Soil porosity can also be improved by animals such as earthworms or termites living in the soil. ❋ Unknown (1991)

In digging a garden a number of little animals are found, such as earthworms, beetles, ants, centipedes, millipedes and others. ❋ E. J. Russell (N/A)

Fortunately, the natural feeds you can produce in your backyard are what chickens would eat in the wild: green plants, wild seeds and animal foods, such as earthworms and insects   -   all fresher and more nutritious than anything you can buy in a bag. ❋ By Harvey Ussery (2010)

Sun beating down on bare soil results in temperatures hot enough to drive away friendly organisms, such as earthworms, and make roots uncomfortable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I like the short "t-handle" shovels. they are a more solid, rigid step up from the miltary style "m-tools" and can be used for anything to digging up earthworms, making a john, or spreading coals and other things they are handy for. ❋ Unknown (2009)

New research shows that earthworms form herds and make “group decisions” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now, if you're gonna pull the spiritually-based "bad to eat animals" argument, I'll shut up because that's another debate altogether (but, for the sake of argument, do you have any idea how many grass-hoppers, aphids, earthworms are murdered in vegetable harvesting?) ❋ Unknown (2010)

Spinners work well for fish looking to feed, but to get the less active fish to bite ive found that some form of scent makes a huge difference, id reccomend berkely gulp earthworms or waxies for streams. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Search for budding plants, earthworms, amphibians, migrating birds and other signs of the changing season. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I have honestly had the most luck with earthworms when it comes to catfishing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Oh shit]. We have to play the Earthworms next. At least they're good [sports] about [winning]. ❋ Nice Mark (2005)

"Yee me and [whatsername] were [going at it] and all of a sudden she was [earthworming] on me! Like WTF!!!??" ❋ Coche Hijo (2012)

[My grandma] got earthwormed last [week]. [Sad times]. ❋ Mr. Dirty Thumb (2014)

Did you hear that [Casey] got [earthwormed] [yesterday]? ❋ True_master_/\/1qqqq (2011)

[Mike's] earthworm [dried out] whilst [tanning] in his backyard ❋ Genegine (2006)

[That girl] was [earthworming] [last night] ❋ Drpepperhater (2016)

Hey [pal], I made [Anna] come so hard she [earthwormed]. ❋ RSMILEY88 (2022)

Jim was known to [earthworm] his [coworkers] with [childrens] songs on a regular basis. ❋ Drkilljoy (2009)

Normal Person: "Wow, I will always consider the Beatles [the greatest band of all time]" [Earthworm]: "who are the beatles? you mean like a cockroach?" Normal:"Dude, you're [so irrelevant], stop being such an [earthworm]" Earthworm: "wow rude" ❋ Txh (2014)

An earthworm has all the [insult] of a "[pressed ham]" with [injury] as well. ❋ Amasdasdfkjghsdfkjgf (2006)