RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1880. [Earthworm research notes]. CUL-DAR64.1.56. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2025. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR64.1 contains material for Earthworms, experiments on worms; different locales & photographs and cuttings from journals. All of the textual items in these folders, including this one, have been transcribed in a single file: CUL-DAR63-65.


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Oct 24th 80

Last night light frost & day previous 24h very much rain — yesterday walks were rolled & I see few tracks on gravel-walks showing that worm had been out, & some of the tracks of considerable length — only 1 dead worm seen.


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