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2. Abarenicola pacifica - Wikipedia

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   A. pacifica is found in the intertidal and subtidal zones round the coasts of North America between Alaska and northern California and in Japanese waters. [2] It is found living under the surface of sand flats and muddy shores, and in estuaries where it can tolerate salinities of as low as 23% of normal seawater for short periods, although 50% is a more sustainable level.

3. Narceus americanus - Wikipedia

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   Narceus americanus is a large millipede of eastern North America. Common names include American giant millipede, [1] worm millipede, and iron worm. [2] It inhabits the eastern seaboard of North America west to Georgetown, Texas, north of the Ottine wetlands. [3] It has a nearly cylindrical gray body, reaching a length of 4 inches (100 mm). [4]

4. Lumbricus terrestris - Wikipedia

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   In Britain, it is primarily called the common earthworm or lob worm (though the name is also applied to a marine polychaete). In North America , the term nightcrawler (or vitalis ) is also used, and more specifically Canadian nightcrawler , referring to the fact that the large majority of these worms sold commercially (usually as fishing bait ...

5. The next invasive garden threat? A slithering, jumping worm.

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   Unlike garden-variety earthworms, these flipping, thrashing, invasive miscreants are ravenous consumers of humus, the rich, organic, essential top layer of soil formed by dead and decaying small ...

6. Dendrobaena hortensis - Wikipedia

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   When the species has not been feeding, it is pale pink. The species is usually found in deep woodland litter and garden soils that are rich in organic matter in European countries. D. hortensis is sold primarily as a bait worm, but its popularity as a composting worm is increasing. [2] It was considered part of Eisenia until 2003. [3]

7. Oregon giant earthworm - Wikipedia

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   The Oregon giant earthworm was first described by Frank Smith in 1937 from a specimen found near Salem, Oregon in 1903. The species was named in honor of its collector, F. M. McElfresh. [ 2 ] Like its cousin, the giant Palouse earthworm ( Driloleirus americanus ) of Washington, this species can grow to lengths in excess of 3 feet (0.91 m) and ...