For over a century, humans in the southern US, the UK, and elsewhere have been unknowingly exploiting the worm's escape response.
一个多世纪以来,美国南部、英国和其他地方的人类一直在不知不觉地利用这种蚯蚓的逃跑反应。
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Escape response
Escape response, escape reaction, or escape behaviour is a possible reaction in response to stimuli indicative of danger. In particular, it initiates an escape motion of an animal. In the cases of reflectory reactions, the escape response may also be called escape reflex.