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Jumping behaviour. Amynthas is a genus of earthworms in the family Megascolecidae. [1] They are known as jumping worms, snake worms, or crazy worms because of their erratic thrashing behaviour when disturbed.
Amynthas agrestis, the Asian jumping worm, [note 1] is a species of worm in the family Megascolecidae. [1] It has a smooth, glossy, grey or brown body with a milky-white clitellum , [ 2 ] and can range from 1.5 to 8 in (3.8 to 20.3 cm) in length. [ 2 ]
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Earthworms are shifting their ranges northwards into forests between 45° and 69° latitude in North America that have lacked native earthworms since the last ice age. [3] Of the 182 taxa of earthworms found in the United States and Canada, 60 (33%) are introduced species, these earthworm species are primarily from Europe and Asia.
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He unearths an unusual skull which appears to be that of a large snake. Angus believes it is connected to the local legend of the d'Ampton "worm", a mythical snake-like creature from ages past said to have been slain in Stonerich Cavern by John d'Ampton, the ancestor of current Lord of the Manor, James d'Ampton.
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