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They certainly are more industrious than I would have thought. Per the original paper "Findings from a fundamental study recounted by Logan (2007) showed that a
by pseudolus 2y ago
They certainly are more industrious than I would have thought. Per the original paper "Findings from a fundamental study recounted by Logan (2007) showed that a single gopher can move 227 kg of soil per month, with gopher populations translocating 38,000 kg of soil per acre per year." [0]
[0] https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiomes/articles/10.3389/frmbi.2024.1399416/full https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiomes/articles/10...
- alexpotato 2y agoWorms are also up there in terms of "large amounts of soil moved by tiny creatures" https://www.natureswayresources.com/earthworms/ https://www.natureswayresources.com/earthworms/
- sriacha 2y agoIndeed, and where they were not present they have a powerful detrimental effect when introduced: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_earthworms_of_North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_earthworms_of_North_A...