Darwin and Earthworms

Philippines
July 31, 2011 11:26pm CST
Charles Darwin is a figure whose ideas and influence over-arch and ramify into all branches of science, philosophy, theology, in fact in practically everything. Least known of his body of works is his study on the earthworm. In fact he wrote in 1881: "It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures." Why did Darwin say this? Do you agree or dis-agree?
1 response
catof1
@catof1 (683)
• United States
3 Aug 11
I like earthworms! The are my favorite things to have in my garden besides a lady bug infestation. The earthwork "eats" the dirts and wants it is "evacuated" from its body it is turned into even better dirt.
RBBantiles
@RBBantiles (347)
• Philippines
3 Aug 11
What you said is true. There are researches that show that worm cast, the waste evacuated by the earthworm, is AT LEAST 10 TIMES MORE FERTILE than the surrounding soil. And the worm cast is very porous and capable of holding both air and water easily accessible to the plant's root system.