The new world did not have any of these worms before the Europeans. The worms were inadvertently brought over in pots and spread throughout the Northern American soil. List of Worm-Related Links Worm in a Jar Activity Along with recycling food wastes, worms play the important role of moving and mixing soil. Worm burrows help make the soil looser. The burrows also let air into the soil.
Worms can compost garbage faster than any other type of composting method.
Worms also are very efficient in digesting kitchen food wastes. Each day a worm eats half its weight in food. The care and feeding of worms take far less effort than maintaining an outdoor compost pile. Sea Worms Shown here are examples of three different kinds of sedentary marine worms which may be found around Canadian coasts. They resemble each other superficially, having stout bodies with an extensible anterior end.