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Earthworms

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Graphic image showing different types of earthworms in the soil Epigeic worms are small and located in the plant litter layer. Endogenic worms are a big bigger and have horizontal burrows and some mixing of plant litter and mineral soil. Anecic worms are bigger and have long veritlcal burrows with deeper mixing of plant litter and mineral soil.

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Kailey Marcinkowski

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Earthworms

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