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		riffraff on May 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Earthworms after rain (2019) I thought myself of the "maybe they mean to move somewhere else and it's easier after rain" theory, but the follow up question was: where? How does an earthworm decide where to go? Do they just pick a random direction, because statistically that is advantageous for the species?

joshspankit on May 29, 2022 [–]

I’m also curious about that question. I can’t imagine that the area they are in has been “picked clean”, so where are they going?

DangitBobby on May 29, 2022 | [–]

I would speculate that it allows them to expand their mating pool and increase bio-diversity.

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