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    What is the average life span of an earthworm?

    Question #105315. Asked by trivvya. (May 04 09 6:36 PM)


    maskman22

    four to eight years under optimum conditions. http://www.springerlink.com/content/06434u7xj48641rp/

    May 04 09, 7:27 PM
    rosmarinus44

    Earthworm average lifespan in the wild: Up to 6 years.

    http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/earthworm.html

    May 04 09, 7:32 PM
    albtucker

    With a life expectancy of 10 to 15 years, earthworms are more productive in the garden than at the end of a fishhook!

    http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Soil/worms.htm

    May 04 09, 7:33 PM
    scottietwenty3

    Scientists predict that their average lifespan under field conditions is 4-8 years.

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_life_span_of_an_earthworm

    Lumbricids were carefully followed for almost 9 years, until the oldest died. The Eisenia median longevity is 4.25 years and the oldest specimen was 8.73 years.

    http://www.springerlink.com/content/06434u7xj48641rp/

    May 04 09, 7:35 PM


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