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LIKE MOLE, LIKE HUMAN. A team of researchers has analyzed worm grunting, a long-used technique for catching worms. Above, Gary Revell demonstrates the steps during the Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin’ Festival in Florida. It's likely the technique works by mimicking the sounds made underground by the eastern American mole, thus scaring the worms to the surface. Full story and video. Credit: credit: Kenneth Catania

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