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Nature

Tubifex Worms

Rudy Mancke

Tubifex worms are very common, though not often noticed. These fresh-water creatures are cultivated and dried for sale as fish or turtle food.
Nature

This Worm Builds a Home That is Also Its "Garden"

Rudy Mancke

A listener finds a tube on the beach that appears to be made of shells and other debris. What kind of creature makes such a thing?