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Graduate Student, Yaniria Sanchez de Leon finds the first Giant Palouse Earthworm in nearly 18 years.
Giant Palouse Earthworm
University of Idaho Earthworm Research Turns Up Rare Find: Giant Palouse Earthworm
Written by Bill Loftus
MOSCOW, Idaho – A project to understand earthworms and where they are found in relation to native plants and invasive weeds yielded a rare find in late March: several giant Palouse earthworms.
Shan Xu, a University of Idaho student studying soil science, and Karl Umiker, a research support scientist, found two giant Palouse earthworms on March 27. University of Kansas earthworm expert Sam James identified the adult on April 16 as a giant Palouse earthworm. Read More
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Written by Bill Loftus
MOSCOW, Idaho – A project to understand earthworms and where they are found in relation to native plants and invasive weeds yielded a rare find in late March: several giant Palouse earthworms.
Shan Xu, a University of Idaho student studying soil science, and Karl Umiker, a research support scientist, found two giant Palouse earthworms on March 27. University of Kansas earthworm expert Sam James identified the adult on April 16 as a giant Palouse earthworm. Read More
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Top: Karl and Shan are sorting soil. Bottom: Dr. Jodi Johnson-Maynard, soil scientist surveys a Palouse Prairie remnant.
Top: Karl and Shan are sorting soil. Bottom: Dr. Jodi Johnson-Maynard, soil scientist surveys a Palouse Prairie remnant.
