Six new large to giant earthworm species from one of the most well-known areas in Europe: they were just hiding under our feet! One of them was named after the legendary Shai Hulud from Dune, and worthy of that title. shorturl.at/itDMQ

Have you ever wondered what the biggest snail in the world is, or how small the smallest is? Join #HiddenTreasures tomorrow with Senior Curator Jonathan Ablett, to explore the wonderful world of molluscs! Watch live on YouTube at 12.30 BST on 2 May👇 fal.cn/3xRq5

Recently, I pitched a story about the very weird tradition of competitive worm charming. This was a bit of a tumbleweed pitch — mostly silence from editors and a few bemused rejections. (1/8) 🪱

Looking for earthworms in Tees-Swale and hoping for some vice county firsts… Earthworm Society UK Hazel Brow

Great day surveying earthworms at @Chiswick_House for LNHS and Earthworm Society UK

DYK it’s International Polychaete Day today? Polychaetes, which are also known as marine bristleworms are vitally important for the health of our oceans. Amgueddfa Cymru | Museum Wales has two specialists who work on polychaetes, describing species new to science #PolychaeteDay #IPC14

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There are 3 species of terrestrial Nemertine that have been found in Britain. This is a great little video by Hugh Jones about them. The proboscis they have are incredible! youtube.com/watch?v=zg7lTp…

Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 22nd November online. Our members will have received details but any non members wishing to attend and find out more about us, then please use the link below! eventbrite.co.uk/e/earthworm-so…

Five new earthworm species of the mysterious family Diporodrilidae. They produce a glue like slime, they are restricted to Corsica and Sardinia, and they may have lived under the feet of the last dinosaurs rb.gy/5p565m Wormology UCM Sylvain Gérard Decaëns Thibaud Marta Novo

Great choice everyone!! Earthworm crowned UK invertebrate of the year by Guardian readers theguardian.com/environment/20…

Excellent choice!🪱the #Earthworm is an amazing creature & we know that the Earthworm Society UK will be cheering loudly too! Want to know more about them, then do check out our Guest Blog, from Keiron Derek Brown Recording Officer at the Earthworm Society UK 👇 buglife.org.uk/blog/the-secre…

Check out my two educational entoLEARN presentations on earthworms: Introduction to Earthworms and Earthworms for Farmers. Earthworm Society UK LNHS BRC NBN Trust Forest of Bowland National Landscape Yorkshire Dales National Park biologicalrecording.co.uk/2023/05/12/ent…

Presentation exploring how #earthworm species occurrence records are providing us with an insight into habitat associations and population distributions. Earthworm Society UK #annelida #worms #citizenscience BENHS UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Emma Sherlock youtu.be/gePPA0k9yZc

Earthworm records and habitat associations in the British Isles sciencedirect.com/science/articl… It’s out!! Well done Frank!!

Earthworm records and habitat associations in the British Isles sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Well done to all our wonderful earthworm recorders!!

Jumping leeches caught on camera for the first time by scientists nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Happy #InternationalPolychateDay!!! A gorgeous sea mouse from the Science at the Natural History Museum collections to brighten your day.

Happy International Polychaete Day!🪱 Last year 2515 #Polychaetes were registered at the Museum! #NatruralHistoryMuseumLondon Research project 👇 nhm.ac.uk/our-science/re… pic.x.com/2hQk611Ca0

Earthworms have scrambled genomes. Is this how their marine ancestors were able to move into freshwater and terrestrial environments? Full article Science Magazine science.org/content/articl… Image doi.org/10.1101/2024.0… Earthworm Society UK Darwin Tree of Life Emma Sherlock Daniel F. Marchán