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did you know that there are no native earthworms in the
US? they're all imported.
lee

I used to think that too, but have changed my idea.
Here's a quote from
http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/action/FAQ_sheet.pdf.

There are over 100 species of native North American
earthworms in unglaciated areas such as the southeastern
U.S. and the
**Pacific Northwest.**
However, native species
have either been too slow to move northwards on their own
or they are not able to survive Minnesota's harch climate.

ah, so it's only us
north easterners
that have no native worms
(due to glaciers)? and the southern worms choose not to adapt
to cold climate, so we have the imported European worms.
makes sense.
lee
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