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  • From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Homestead] Worm grunting mystery solved
  • Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:35:55 -0700 (PDT)

Worm Grunting: A Mystery Solved



By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Published: October 17, 2008

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"The mystery has been why the vibrations should cause worms to come to the
surface. Kenneth C. Catania of Vanderbilt University has provided an answer:
worm grunting mimics the sound of a predator, the eastern American mole,
causing the worms to flee topside." .........................


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/science/21wormgrunting.html

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