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gontofe | 20:28 Thu 09th Jan 2003 | Animals & Nature
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What happens to worms when the ground freezes?
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I think only the top inch or so of the soil freezes and the deeper you dig the warmer it gets. So when the inclement weather comes they head for Australia (from a UK perspective).
21:01 Thu 09th Jan 2003
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I don't know if this is a definitive answer, but I shifted about 120 tons of topsoil with my truck today. I noticed that there were a load of worms in it (so did the Pied Wagtails!). I can only assume that they 'sense' the ground freezing and go deeper.
21:02 Thu 09th Jan 2003
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I remember reading somewhere that worms have some sort of natural anti-freeze in their system to stop ice crystals forming in their litte bodies.
22:43 Mon 20th Jan 2003

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