Jumping worms that trash ecosystems could be wriggling through

The thought of ground worms violently thrashing around -- jumping a foot in the air when disturbed -- and being able to devour part of the forest ecosystem might sound like the plot of the latest movie blockbuster.
Even the nicknames for Asian jumping worms give you the heebie-jeebies: Jersey wriggles, wood eel, crazy snake worms. The reality is that these worms can strip nutrients out of the top layer of soil, severely damaging the roots of plants.

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