Kōrero: Earthworms

Earthworm

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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Photograph by Maggy Wassilieff

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Gregor Yeates, 'Earthworms - What are earthworms?', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15485/earthworm (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Gregor Yeates, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008