The Lumbricus Terrestris is the scientific term for the common Earthworm, and is otherwise known in the United States as the Nightcrawler. Earning this name due their habit of not appearing above ground to eat until the dark hours of the day, these segmented worms made up of annuli have the ability to dig six and a half feet deep into the soil. They commonly become seven to eight centimeters in length, and spend a lot of their time eating using their mouth which is located in the first segment of
diversity of A. caliginosa and the abundance of A. caliginosa genotypes were significantly influenced by earthworm species richness, but not soil properties and glacial topographic features. In earthworms, RAPD technique has been applied to Lumbricus terrestris (Kautenburger, 2006b) and Aporrectodea spp. (Dyer et al., 1998; Lentzsch and Golldack, 2006).
(Laverack, 1963). Although moist soil is needed for this process, earthworms are generally absent from saturated soils as the oxygen levels of the soil are predominately limited this also limits earthworm populations in drier soils (Lee 1985). The Lumbricus rubellus (L. rubellus) or red compost worm is a species of earthworm that has been introduced to many parts of the world (CABI 2014) and is now used in many recreational and commercial activities such as fishing and gardening. (Worm Affair 2014)
The proportion of the ingredients i.e. drugs: milk: water is indicated as 1:8:32, unless specifically mentioned otherwise. However, a revered ayurvedic physician Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, suggested a different proportion of ingredients in preparation of ksheerapaka as 1:15:15. [13] Certain formulations with a change in the proportion can be cited, for e.g. in rasona (garlic-Allium sativum Linn.) ksheerapaka indicated in ‘vaataja gulma’ or the vardhaman pippali ksheerapaka used as rasayana formulation
Wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) A very unique species is the wood frog. These frogs are well adapted to cold conditions by accepting the freezing of their blood and other tissues in their body and still can survive, but only if less than 65% of their body water does not freeze up. Generally being various shades of brown, the wood frog can reach lengths up to 7 centimeters, with females being larger than the males, with light or pale colored belly. Adults are generally variations of brown and normally