worm cast

{{Short description|Structure created by worms, typically on soils such as those on beaches}}

{{About|a structure created by worms|information about worm castings (excretion) used in gardening |vermicompost}}

File:Lugworm cast, Red Wharf Bay, Isle of Anglesey - geograph.org.uk - 30354.jpg cast, Red Wharf Bay, Isle of Anglesey]]

A worm cast is a structure created by worms, typically on soils such as those on beaches{{cite web |date=12 October 2006 |title=Beach life |url=https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/natural-history/beach-life |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121071331/https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/natural-history/beach-life |archive-date=21 January 2022 |access-date=15 February 2021 |website=OpenLearn |publisher=The Open University |language=en}}{{cite web |title=North Wirral - Intertidal Habitats |url=http://www.wirral.gov.uk/er/nwcp_intertidal.htm |access-date=15 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110071719/http://www.wirral.gov.uk/er/nwcp_intertidal.htm |archive-date=10 November 2005 |url-status=dead}} that gives the appearance of multiple worms. They are also used to trace the location of one or more worms.