Earthworms. What is it that they are actually digesting from the earth they ingest? Is it the earth itself or micro-organisms in the earth? Does this make them carnivores?
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Earthworms are eating the tiny, tiny bits of organic matter in the soil the ingest. Think tiny scraps of leaves, wood bits, animal and insect poop, etc. They aren’t carnivores because they don’t *need* to eat flesh. I’m sure there is bits of flesh in the soil but it’s mostly tiny bits of grass, roots, and other decomposing plant matter.
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