{"id":143725,"date":"2024-04-12T18:30:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/earthworm-the-soil-maker-without-whom-wed-struggle-to-feed-ourselves\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T18:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:42:48","slug":"earthworm-the-soil-maker-without-whom-wed-struggle-to-feed-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/earthworm-the-soil-maker-without-whom-wed-struggle-to-feed-ourselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthworm \u2013 the soil-maker, without whom we\u2019d struggle to feed ourselves"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTheir diggings aerate soil, recycle organic matter, boost microbial activity and support plant growthInvertebrate of the year 2024: all hail Earth\u2019s spineless heroesThe people have spoken and the choice of Guardian readers for the final nominee for UK invertebrate of the year is resounding: all hail Lumbricus terrestris, the common earthworm.The common earthworm \u2013 also known as the lob worm, dew worm, nightcrawler and, in Germany, the rain worm \u2013 is the soil-maker. Without its labours, we would struggle to feed ourselves. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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