That was also Darwin’s take on it, there’s more at the, uh, third link up near the top.
Earthworms survived the K-T extinction, and all the other mass extinctions that mark the paleontological era boundaries. Plus, they won’t hunt and eat us, which is an endearing quality.
“Plus, they wont hunt and eat us, which is an endearing quality.”
Very much So! I know that I could not win a footrace with a velocrapter.
Were would we be without Bees and Worms!
While its sad to think that saber tooth tigers are extinct, it would be sadder to be eaten by one. My thanks go out to nameless generations of aboriginal hunters!
Except for... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7R_2WWdKs