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Kōrero: Earthworms

Earthworm

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Earthworm

We usually only see earthworms when the soil is disturbed, or when they come to the surface after their burrows have been flooded. If they do not quickly find cover, they die from exposure to ultraviolet light.

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by Maggy Wassilieff

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Gregor Yeates, Earthworms – What are earthworms?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15485/earthworm (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gregor Yeates, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.

Comments

Dr VASANT NARKE
27 June 2020
Very helpful and informative