The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits

Darwin in his Introduction states the following: "The share which worms have taken in the formation of the layer of vegetable mould, which covers the whole surface of the land in every moderately humid country, is the subject of the present volume... I was led to keep in my study during many months worms in pots filled with earth, I became interested in them, and wished to learn how far they acted consciously, and how much mental power they displayed. I was the more desirous to learn something on this head, as few observations of this kind have been made, as far as I know, on animals so low in the scale of organization and so poorly provided with sense-organs, as are earth-worms.Darwin, Charles is the author of 'The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits', published 1985 under ISBN 9780226136639 and ISBN 0226136639.