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Re: Earth worms question

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Worms a plenty would wriggle to the surface and were gathered for bait. I've no idea why this worked, perhaps the liquid irritated them in some way, who knows?
For some reason earthworms also seem to come the surface after rain. The same works with a hosepipe gently sprinkling the lawn with water. Worms make their way to the surface, ready to be collected for bait. No need for detergent and washing that off either.
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10-04-2020, 11:10 AM
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Re: Earth worms question

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For some reason earthworms also seem to come the surface after rain. The same works with a hosepipe gently sprinkling the lawn with water. Worms make their way to the surface, ready to be collected for bait. No need for detergent and washing that off either.
Ah! So in short a total waste of my mum's Fairy Liquid.
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10-04-2020, 11:19 AM
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Re: Earth worms question

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For some reason earthworms also seem to come the surface after rain. The same works with a hosepipe gently sprinkling the lawn with water. Worms make their way to the surface, ready to be collected for bait. No need for detergent and washing that off either.
That's why you see Gulls paddling on the grass, they look very comical doing it. Their feet hitting the grass makes worms think it's raining, the worms come to the surface & the Gulls eat the worms. Clever birds to know this.
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Re: Earth worms question

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Ah! So in short a total waste of my mum's Fairy Liquid.
Well not quite, the lawn was left nice and clean!
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10-04-2020, 11:38 AM
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Re: Earth worms question

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Watch which way it moves across the ground, or your hand if you picked it up.
My daughter then aged 18 months ate one once, I made her spit it out on my hand, not knowing what she was eating. Yuck!
Why on earth do young kids want to eat earthworms?

I thought it was only Klingons who like to eat such things.
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10-04-2020, 11:54 AM
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Re: Earth worms question

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Why on earth do young kids want to eat earthworms?

I thought it was only Klingons who like to eat such things.
Young children like to experiment & they use their mouths to do it, just watch a baby, everything it grabs goes in it's mouth, unless a parent stops it.
I once, on a beach saw a toddler putting sand in it's mouth, the parents weren't watching, when they finally noticed, it was very funny.
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10-04-2020, 03:14 PM
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Re: Earth worms question

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That's why you see Gulls paddling on the grass, they look very comical doing it. Their feet hitting the grass makes worms think it's raining, the worms come to the surface & the Gulls eat the worms. Clever birds to know this.
Watch blackbirds do it too, especially after a thunderstorm.

The head end of an earthworm is the purply-coloured end in front of the "saddle".
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10-04-2020, 04:08 PM
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Re: Earth worms question

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Watch blackbirds do it too, especially after a thunderstorm.

The head end of an earthworm is the purply-coloured end in front of the "saddle".
I've never seen Blackbirds doing it. Wonder if they've been watching the Gulls.
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Re: Earth worms question

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I've never seen Blackbirds doing it. Wonder if they've been watching the Gulls.
I'm surprised young kids don't do it.

They can then catch the worms and eat them!
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Re: Earth worms question

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I'm surprised young kids don't do it.

They can then catch the worms and eat them!
Think my daughter dug hers up, she did have a toy spade.
 
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