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Special | 57m 11s Video has closed captioning.
Brad Herrick, an ecologist at the UW-Madison Arboretum, explains the basic biology of earthworms and how to identify different kinds. Herrick focuses on non-native, invasive species of jumping worms and discusses ways to prevent them from spreading from one environment to another.
Aired: 02/08/20
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