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give reasons why earthworm comes out during rainy season

Earthworms tend to surface in large numbers during heavy rains for several reasons, not simply because the oxygen levels in the soil changes. Earthworms need to remain moist to survive and consider rain a good thing.

 
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because the rain water fills the gaps in soil in which it lives. oxygen will be less so to get sufficient oxygen they come out for breathing

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Earthworms takes in oxygen from the oxygen present in soil but when the rain comes it fills the gap where the oxygen is present in the soil so there is not sufficient oxygen for earthworms so because of less oxygen in the soil the earthworms have to come out for breathing.

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Earthworms live under the soil, and when it rains, the soil pockets becomes filled with water making the worms unable to breathe. Therefore, earthworms come out for breathing in the rainy season

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Earthworms live under the soil, and when it rains, the soil pockets becomes filled with water making the worms unable to breathe. Therefore, earthworms come out for breathing in rainy season.

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