Tag: earthworm

46/150: Earthworms – Westward Ho!

Apr 22, 2017

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Connor Warne

in #Biodiversity150

animalia: Annelida: Clitellata: Haplotaxida: Lumbricidae: Dendrobaena: Dendrobaena octaedra (Savigny, 1826) Happy Earth Day! Let’s talk about earthworms! Although they are found in many gardens and forests in Canada today, earthworms such as Dendrobaena octaedra are not actually native to this country. In fact, their movement and establishment to North America can be traced to early…
Aquatic and Worm Sampling in Bruce Peninsula National Park

Jul 31, 2015

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Adrian Boskovic

in Blog, Canadian National Parks, Canadian Wildlife, Ontario Parks, Specimen Collecting, Student Experience

After a successful week of sampling at Long Point Provincial Park, the BIObus was off to Bruce Peninsula National Park. The Bruce Peninsula divides Georgian Bay from the main basin of Lake Huron, and has some very unique aquatic ecosystems where interesting species can be found. We sampled a variety of these habitats which included…