The document discusses worms and their important role in the ecosystem. It notes that there are 2,700 kinds of worms that have lived for 120 million years. Worms help enrich the soil by eating dead plants and roots and excreting nutrient-rich waste. Their tunnels also aerate the soil. The largest worms, at 8 feet, live in South America. Without worms, dead organic matter would accumulate and soil quality would decline.
The document discusses worms and their important role in the ecosystem. It notes that there are 2,700 kinds of worms that have lived for 120 million years. Worms help enrich the soil by eating dead plants and roots and excreting nutrient-rich waste. Their tunnels also aerate the soil. The largest worms, at 8 feet, live in South America. Without worms, dead organic matter would accumulate and soil quality would decline.
The document discusses worms and their important role in the ecosystem. It notes that there are 2,700 kinds of worms that have lived for 120 million years. Worms help enrich the soil by eating dead plants and roots and excreting nutrient-rich waste. Their tunnels also aerate the soil. The largest worms, at 8 feet, live in South America. Without worms, dead organic matter would accumulate and soil quality would decline.