Though unattractive to the eye, and but little regarded, earthworms have their special place and value in the wise economy of Nature. As winter approaches Ihev burrow below the reach of frost, and as much as eight feet under the surface. Equally sensitive to heat, they quickly respond to the first touch and glow of spring as soon as warm rains have softened the surface; so that we may sec the castings of the natural and primitive tillers of the soil long before there are any signs of other life and movement underground. In burrowing, their heads swell by special action, so that the soil is pushed away
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20542, 18 February 1935, Page 5
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