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Lumbricus terrestris    

Lumbricus Terrestris

This earthworm is heavily pigmented. It has a brownish-red, or violet color on its dorsal side and it is yellowish-orange on its underside (ventral side). The segments located behind the clitellum to the tip of its tail are often quite flat.

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