They destroy plant diseases. They break down poisons. They plough the planet earth. They transform forests. They’ve survived two mass extinctions, like the one that destroyed the dinosaur. Pretty good for the creature that’s deaf, blind, and spineless. Who understood that earthworms were one of our globe’s most important caretakers? Or that Charles Darwin dedicated his last years to studying their remarkable achievements?Influenced by Darwin, Amy Stewart will take us on the subterranean adventure. Witty, offbeat, wonderful, and ever wondering, she unearths the complex web of existence beneath our ft and investigates the function earthworms play in cutting-edge science-from poisonous cleanups to the analysis of regeneration.