a large earthworm, Lumbricus sp.
- 1889  Live minnows, frogs, dew worms and crawfish are more attractive to bass than any amount of phantoms.
- 1963  A willowleaf spinner and dewworm will work, so might a junebug spinner and worm in deeper water.
- 1965  [Caption] This was the scene Christmas Eve when Fireman James O'Donnell found several dew worms in his garden during warm rain.