Earthworms Defy Architectural Logic
3 Quarks Daily • 1/13/2026 – 1/14/2026
Summary
Teresa Stoppani at the MIT Press Reader discusses the unique operation of earthworms, referencing observations by Charles Darwin and Otto August Mangold. Jakob von Uexküll explains that earthworms identify different parts of a leaf or a pine needle by taste rather than by shape.
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