- 60-150 x 4-6 mm
- Dorsum is red-brown or red-violet and iridescent
- Ventral surface is pale
- Epigeic habit; mating and casting below ground, commonly burrows into mineral soil
- Obligate sexual reproduction
- Mature in 179 days; longevity 682-719 days
- 79-106 cocoons per year per worm
- Diapause spent in a ball 0.45 m deep in soil
Bwek...Oh gawd..this is disgusting.. I have to handle them for thesis. This worm is believed to have some traditional medicine value in it and I have to do experiments regarding it. Urgh!! Give me a break..I can't stand worms and now I have to touch them. Please pray for me that I don't vomit on them. Eww..
Information above is quoted from http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/worms/profile7.htm
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