[HN Gopher] Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain produc...
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       Earthworms contribute to 6.5% of global grain production
        
       Author : wglb
       Score  : 40 points
       Date   : 2023-09-27 19:59 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | fijal wrote:
       | Is there a single error bar in the paper? It seems like a guess
        
       | pvaldes wrote:
       | Some years ago I was planting an Imperial Fritillaria bulb, a
       | flower shaped a little like an UFO mothership. Specially with
       | those strange big spots inside
       | 
       | The species needs a lot of drainage so I added sand and started
       | to mix it in the dirt with my hands. Light was fading fast in the
       | sunset. To my surprise some short cylinders started glowing from
       | nowhere. It was poisonous green; kryptonite green. Little 2-3cm
       | bars glowing on the kind of fluorescent green that everybody
       | associates with the word radioactive; all around the pot and too
       | close to my fingers. Yuck!
       | 
       | That day I learned that even the humble earthworms can be
       | awesome, specially the bioluminiscent ones
        
       | pvaldes wrote:
       | This. This are the kind of things that make a difference in
       | science.
        
         | nine_zeros wrote:
         | Not the extra ads on social media? /s
        
       | reidjs wrote:
       | Just recently I was thinking about the expression "Early bird
       | gets the worm." First off, who even likes to eat worms? Gross.
       | What's the corollary for night owls? "Night owl gets the rat?" I
       | don't want to eat rats either. And what type of bird represents
       | everyone else? The Pigeon? Pigeons eat whatever they want. Why am
       | I waking up early for worms and staying up late for rats? Pigeons
       | are eating best out of all the birds and they wake up whenever
       | the hell they want.
        
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         | yjftsjthsd-h wrote:
         | > "Early bird gets the worm." First off, who even likes to eat
         | worms?
         | 
         | Birds. Hence the saying. The thing about metaphors is that
         | they're not literal.
        
         | thriftwy wrote:
         | Who do not like jelly worms? Pigeons has high parasite load,
         | due to cramped living, and feed from dumpster cans. Not cool
        
       | sharker8 wrote:
       | Spider plants are great cover for a compost bucket with
       | composting worms in case you are getting into composting.
        
       | Joel_Mckay wrote:
       | Despite some benefit, they were still an invasive species in
       | North America a few centuries ago.
        
         | giantg2 wrote:
         | I think that depends. I believe some areas had some species of
         | earthworms. Others didn't have any.
        
       | tashoecraft wrote:
       | thanks worms, thorms
        
         | all2 wrote:
         | Is this a reference to _Look Around You_? Are you Iron
         | DeHaviland?
        
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