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Why do worms burrow into the ground?

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worms decomposes organic material in the soil (like dead animals or dead plants) by eating them. they then digest the food and expel it out as their faeces. the faeces is used as fertilizers for plants.

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Worms borrow into the ground so they can find the food that keeps them alive. Worms eat food that is only found in the dirt so they have to borrow into the ground to find their food.

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usually they do this depending on the temperature. if its hot they burry further

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