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Why do worms dig holes in the ground?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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When it rains, the ground gets saturated and the worms, being air breathing creatures, seek dryer ground. They sometimes get washed into the lakes and fish, over time, have learned this and become accustomed to hunting this prey after a storm.

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Worms are a source of food for many animals like birds. Birds eat worms sometimes for their meal like we would eat a hamburger. For some animals worms are a source of nutrients.

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earthworms need a dark cool moist home and being underground is their best bet at survival to live

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to stay cool

and to live, eat, and go to the bathroom

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the way people get worms is if people eat raw food the bacteria grows into the worms we knoe today.

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