Earthworm Mating, Lumbricus Terrestris, Carpathian Basin, Europe

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agricultural agriculture animal annelida bait biology brown case clitellata clitellum closeup cocoon common crawl creep dirt earth earthworm eggs environment epithelium fauna flexibe flexibility garden glands ground group haplotaxida heap hermaphrodite horizontal hose humus illustration insects invertebrate land leather long lumbricidae lumbricina lumbricus macro mating maturity messy moist mucus muscle natural nature oligochaeta organism potting reproduction reproductive roundbodied secretion selective sexual sheath slimy slipperzy slow soil sperm spilled terrestris tract underground wildlife worm zoology