May 07, 2026
Earthworms nearly went extinct in half of North America during the last Ice Age about 10,000 years ago. They were inadvertently reintroduced in the soil of plants brought over by European settlers.
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Uninvited Guests: The 7 Worst Parasitic Worms
What’s slimy and spineless and looking to parasitize you? (They’re not running for office, if that narrows it down.) Worms! Don’t worry about the fleshy little wrigglers that emerge after it rains…they’re cool with just hanging out in the dirt. But some of their cousins are just itching to turn
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