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Amynthas agrestis, the Asian jumping worm, [note 1] is a species of worm in the family Megascolecidae. [1] It has a smooth, glossy, grey or brown body with a milky-white clitellum , [ 2 ] and can range from 1.5 to 8 in (3.8 to 20.3 cm) in length. [ 2 ]
A mature Asian jumping worm found in Madison, Wis. The species is distinguishable from other earthworms by the presence of a creamy gray or white band encircling its body. (Susan Day/UW–Madison ...
Jumping behaviour. Amynthas is a genus of earthworms in the family Megascolecidae. [1] They are known as jumping worms, snake worms, ...
Amynthas tokioensis, the Asian jumping worm, is a species of earthworm in the family Megascolecidae. It is native to Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It is an invasive ...
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One common way this species spreads is through the release of bait worms into the habitat. It is a "nightcrawler", an earthworm used as fishing bait, and one of several species sold in American bait shops as "red wigglers". [3] It can often be found in shipments of worms labelled as another species, such as Lumbricus terrestris or L. rubellus. [10]
In Britain, it is primarily called the common earthworm or lob worm (though the name is also applied to a marine polychaete). In North America , the term nightcrawler (or vitalis ) is also used, and more specifically Canadian nightcrawler , referring to the fact that the large majority of these worms sold commercially (usually as fishing bait ...