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The earth moved : on the remarkable achievements of earthworms / by Amy Stewart.

by Stewart, Amy.

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005.

9781565124684 (pbk.)

1565124685 (pbk.)

223 p. ; 21 cm.

Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-208) and index.

Author's note -- Prologue -- Darwin's worms -- Unsung hero -- Earth moved -- Intestines of the soil -- As they can neither see nor hear -- European conquest -- In the forest -- Stalking the giant worm -- Nature's plough -- Counting worms -- Garbage into gold -- Public duties -- Ascent of the worm -- Epilogue -- Selected bibliography -- Appendix: Worm resources -- Index.

The author of From the Ground Up introduces the earthworm, looking at its impact on the ecosystem and its amazing abilities to plough soil, fight plant diseases, and absorb dangerous pollutants. Reprint. Amy Stewart takes us on a subterranean adventure and introduces us to the humble earthworm. It's small, spineless, and blind, but its effect on the ecosystem is profound, moving Charles Darwin to devote his last years to studying its remarkable attributes and achievements. Stewart talks to oligochaetologists who have devoted their lives to unearthing the complex web of life beneath our feet, and observes the thousands of worms in her own garden.

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