The common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) is an abundant species, which has an important role in the aeration and fertilisation of soil. It is the largest British earthworm and has a reddish-brown back, a yellowish underside and an often prominent orange-red 'saddle' region known as the 'clitellum', close to the reproductive organs. Although this earthworm has a cylindrical body, the tail region may become flattened. The body is segmented and has visible rings known as ‘annuli’; each segment bears small hairs known as 'chaetae', which help the worm to move through the soil.
Roles
- It played Slimey in Sesame Street (NatureRules1 Style)
- It played Hamster in We Bare Corvids and We Bare Gamebirds
- It played Worm that the Birds are trying to eat in We're Back! A Human's Story (NatureRules1 and GavenLovesAnimals Style)
