Did you know, the famous father of evolution, Charles Darwin, published the last book of his legendary life about earthworms? Yep, the famous Darwin wrote the last book before his death about the advantages and benefits of earthworms to the human race.  This book is little known, but his evaluation of earthworms has been echoing in the earthworm academic circle, in which he wrote: “Worms have played a more important part in the history of...

We know that earthworms are beneficial to the soil and increase the nutrient availability, provide a more stable soil structure and that their worm castings contain nitrogen which is ready to nourish and feed plants. We also know earthworms provide many insects and reptiles with a good meal too. But can you eat earthworms and do they provide us with nutritional value? Can humans eat earthworms?  Let’s explore this topic in detail. Are Earthworms Edible?...

I’ve talked about whether earthworms have eyes and ears before, so let’s talk about how earthworms eat and answer the question, do worms have a mouth?  Usually, the shape of the earthworm is as sharp on both ends, and it is hard to see which end is the mouth and which is the anus.  But, there’s a simple trick to tell the difference. You only need to pay attention to the position of the clitellum (sometimes known as the...