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What happens to the earthworm in summer or winter season when it is not wet or not rainy? How how do they survive

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Once down as deep as they will go, they curl up tightly, surrounding themselves in insulating slime. In summer, during hot and dry spells, they enter a hibernation-like state known as estivation. In winter, the worms hibernate, waiting for soil to thaw before moving upward.Then when it rains they come out to the surface

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