Dick
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A Hatchling Earthworm
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Re:British Earthworm Literature - 2005/09/25 04:01
Earthworming as we know it today does indeed owe a great deal to the Brits. The first person to study (or even much notice) the earthworm was, of course, no less than Charles Darwin. Some have suggested that the lack of research on earthworms is because Darwin did such a complete job that there is little to add. Besides who wants to compete with one of the great minds in history?
The other huge contribution that comes to mind right away is the "flow thru" or "reactor" type of worm bin environment. It was developed by a researcher at one of the Oxbridge colleges who's name is on the tip om my tongue and likely to stay there for the time being.
And of course, we also owe our very worms to the Euros, as very few North American worms made it through the last ice age. In all, the study of worms seem to be a very international endeavor.
Dick
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