People often use the earthworms to lure the fish or to improve soil fertility for farming and gardening. But researchers have now claimed that the invasive earthworms are disturbing the soil ecosystem in the northern forests of Canada and the US. Researchers felt that as the worms go deep inside and leave their droppings behind, it could contribute to climate change as they can unleash the large stocks of carbon present in soils. No one would have ever imagined that the worms we used to throw out after fishing could be a potential threat to our ecosystem.
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