Abstract
When we observed earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris L.; the dew worm or nightcrawler), foraging on patchily distributed plant residues in the laboratory, we noticed an exceptional interaction in their acquisition of dead organic matter. We review this original observation and then relate a subsequent finding which indicates the importance of the phenomenon in the field.
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