Characteristics of the earthworm
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Earthworms belong to a class of oligochaetes (Annelida) worms.
Most species found in the former Soviet
Union, are members of Lumbricidae family, which includes about 180 species...
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Characteristics of the earthworm
Article from http://www.
greenterraural.
com
Earthworms belong to a class of oligochaetes (Annelida) worms.
Most species found in the former Soviet
Union, are members of Lumbricidae family, which includes about 180 species of worms, but only 15-16
of them are the most common.
Among all species of earthworms only some can be breed in artificial conditions.
They include red
worms, in particular the California red hybrid which in the process of selection has acquired a unique
property - it does not leave its area of residence, even under adverse conditions.
This makes possible
breeding it in the ridges in the open, not fearing the loss of population.
Red worm lives in areas with a temperate climate.
A grown individual reaches a length of 8-10 cm, 3-5
mm thick diameter, weights 0.
8 – 1g and has a body temperature of -19-20 ° C.
It consumes an amount
of food that is approximately equal to its mass (about 1 g) per day, after digesting which it release
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