#earthworms — Public Fediverse posts
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What happens to microplastics when swallowed? In earthworms, they do not leave the digestive tract
#Science #Environment #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #Earthworms #SoilHealth #Pollution #Health #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Nature #Gut #Plastic
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What happens to microplastics when swallowed? In earthworms, they do not leave the digestive tract
#Science #Environment #Microplastics #PlasticPollution #Earthworms #SoilHealth #Pollution #Health #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Nature #Gut #Plastic
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Melloona – where things grow a little differently
• ♥ ! • Happy Fantasy Faire • ! ♥ • It’s that time of the year again. Every year I think I know what to expect, and every year it still feels a bit unreal when everything finally comes together. What starts as scattered ideas becomes a world of its own. This year, Luna and I sponsored and built Melloona. Melloona is a quiet, curious realm where the familiar turns gently impossible. Expect wild colors, vines and of course, melons. It doesn’t shout, it hums softly and […]https://alruniaahn.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/melloona-where-things-grow-a-little-differently/
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Melloona – where things grow a little differently
• ♥ ! • Happy Fantasy Faire • ! ♥ • It’s that time of the year again. Every year I think I know what to expect, and every year it still feels a bit unreal when everything finally comes together. What starts as scattered ideas becomes a world of its own. This year, Luna and I sponsored and built Melloona. Melloona is a quiet, curious realm where the familiar turns gently impossible. Expect wild colors, vines and of course, melons. It doesn’t shout, it hums softly and […]https://alruniaahn.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/melloona-where-things-grow-a-little-differently/
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Melloona – where things grow a little differently
• ♥ ! • Happy Fantasy Faire • ! ♥ • It’s that time of the year again. Every year I think I know what to expect, and every year it still feels a bit unreal when everything finally comes together. What starts as scattered ideas becomes a world of its own. This year, Luna and I sponsored and built Melloona. Melloona is a quiet, curious realm where the familiar turns gently impossible. Expect wild colors, vines and of course, melons. It doesn’t shout, it hums softly and […]https://alruniaahn.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/melloona-where-things-grow-a-little-differently/
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Melloona – where things grow a little differently
• ♥ ! • Happy Fantasy Faire • ! ♥ • It’s that time of the year again. Every year I think I know what to expect, and every year it still feels a bit unreal when everything finally comes together. What starts as scattered ideas becomes a world of its own. This year, Luna and I sponsored and built Melloona. Melloona is a quiet, curious realm where the familiar turns gently impossible. Expect wild colors, vines and of course, melons. It doesn’t shout, it hums softly and […]https://alruniaahn.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/melloona-where-things-grow-a-little-differently/
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Melloona – where things grow a little differently
• ♥ ! • Happy Fantasy Faire • ! ♥ • It’s that time of the year again. Every year I think I know what to expect, and every year it still feels a bit unreal when everything finally comes together. What starts as scattered ideas becomes a world of its own. This year, Luna and I sponsored and built Melloona. Melloona is a quiet, curious realm where the familiar turns gently impossible. Expect wild colors, vines and of course, melons. It doesn’t shout, it hums softly and […]https://alruniaahn.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/melloona-where-things-grow-a-little-differently/
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aya, “droplets” (Hyperdub, 2025) ★ UK ★ https://aya-yco.bandcamp.com/track/droplets (3 min 44 s) ⦾ https://soundcloud.com/aya_yco/droplets ⦾ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aya/hexed/ #aya #AyaSinclair #deconstructedclub #ukbass #synthpunk #darkelectronica #dubstep #metallic #droplets #hexed #earthworms #ayayco #transgendermusicians #queermusicians #Hyperdub #2020s
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aya, “droplets” (Hyperdub, 2025) ★ UK ★ https://aya-yco.bandcamp.com/track/droplets (3 min 44 s) ⦾ https://soundcloud.com/aya_yco/droplets ⦾ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aya/hexed/ #aya #AyaSinclair #deconstructedclub #ukbass #synthpunk #darkelectronica #dubstep #metallic #droplets #hexed #earthworms #ayayco #transgendermusicians #queermusicians #Hyperdub #2020s
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aya, “droplets” (Hyperdub, 2025) ★ UK ★ https://aya-yco.bandcamp.com/track/droplets (3 min 44 s) ⦾ https://soundcloud.com/aya_yco/droplets ⦾ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aya/hexed/ #aya #AyaSinclair #deconstructedclub #ukbass #synthpunk #darkelectronica #dubstep #metallic #droplets #hexed #earthworms #ayayco #transgendermusicians #queermusicians #Hyperdub #2020s
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aya, “droplets” (Hyperdub, 2025) ★ UK ★ https://aya-yco.bandcamp.com/track/droplets (3 min 44 s) ⦾ https://soundcloud.com/aya_yco/droplets ⦾ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aya/hexed/ #aya #AyaSinclair #deconstructedclub #ukbass #synthpunk #darkelectronica #dubstep #metallic #droplets #hexed #earthworms #ayayco #transgendermusicians #queermusicians #Hyperdub #2020s
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aya, “droplets” (Hyperdub, 2025) ★ UK ★ https://aya-yco.bandcamp.com/track/droplets (3 min 44 s) ⦾ https://soundcloud.com/aya_yco/droplets ⦾ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aya/hexed/ #aya #AyaSinclair #deconstructedclub #ukbass #synthpunk #darkelectronica #dubstep #metallic #droplets #hexed #earthworms #ayayco #transgendermusicians #queermusicians #Hyperdub #2020s
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Can You Support The Beneficial Earthworms In Your Garden With Teabags? Here’s What To Know https://www.allforgardening.com/1636751/can-you-support-the-beneficial-earthworms-in-your-garden-with-teabags-heres-what-to-know/ #AcidicSoil #earthworms #garden #OrganicMatter #PollinatorGarden #SoilHealth #SoilStructure #TeaBags
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Can You Support The Beneficial Earthworms In Your Garden With Teabags? Here’s What To Know https://www.allforgardening.com/1636751/can-you-support-the-beneficial-earthworms-in-your-garden-with-teabags-heres-what-to-know/ #AcidicSoil #earthworms #garden #OrganicMatter #PollinatorGarden #SoilHealth #SoilStructure #TeaBags
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You may thank us ✌️🪱✌️
"Crucially, both field and laboratory data demonstrated a significant reduction in particle size in casts compared to soil (6.48% and 19.8%, respectively), supporting the potential earthworm effects on MP (microplastic) mechanical attrition. Polymer compositions in casts mirrored those in soils, exhibiting a nonselective and passive ingestion pathway. Beyond physical transport, the formation of field biogenic polymer aggregates facilitated chemical aging of MPs, as evidenced by elevated oxidation indices. This process was likely accelerated by the enrichment of plastic-degrading microbial taxa (e.g., Flavobacterium) within casts, which exhibited up to a 35.6-fold increase in relative abundance."
#Earthworms #Microplastics #EcosystemEngineers #SoilBiology #SoilEcology #EnvironmentalToxicology
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You may thank us ✌️🪱✌️
"Crucially, both field and laboratory data demonstrated a significant reduction in particle size in casts compared to soil (6.48% and 19.8%, respectively), supporting the potential earthworm effects on MP (microplastic) mechanical attrition. Polymer compositions in casts mirrored those in soils, exhibiting a nonselective and passive ingestion pathway. Beyond physical transport, the formation of field biogenic polymer aggregates facilitated chemical aging of MPs, as evidenced by elevated oxidation indices. This process was likely accelerated by the enrichment of plastic-degrading microbial taxa (e.g., Flavobacterium) within casts, which exhibited up to a 35.6-fold increase in relative abundance."
#Earthworms #Microplastics #EcosystemEngineers #SoilBiology #SoilEcology #EnvironmentalToxicology
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Hiện tượng lạ tại Quảng Trị: Hàng loạt giun đất bò lên mặt đường rồi chết khô, khiến người dân thôn Vịnh Sơn (xã Phú Trạch) bất ngờ và lo lắng. Nguyên nhân có thể do thời tiết thay đổi đột ngột hoặc đất bị ngập úng.
#GiunĐất #HiệnTượngLạ #QuảngTrị #ThiênNhiênBấtThường #Earthworms #StrangePhenomenon #VietnamNews #NatureAnomaly
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@Vivaldi
Stumbled upon it one day in #Ubuntu's app store's “New and Updated” section. 'Twas actually the #Flatpak version, which doesn't really have the best #images and #description, as it's #unofficial, so I wasn't drawn to it at first, but just kept in my #mind. A few days later, #BraveBrowser started having a lot of #issues (it was my bad, actually, but anyway) and I switched to #MicrosoftEdge for a while. A little time after, I found out about some ugly things M$ does through its #browser, and looked for an #alternative. #Browsers like #Brave were already too #basic for me, after using #Edge, and thus, when I saw #Vivaldi as a powerful alternative, I didn't hesitate a moment and tried it.That's the most #important part of the story, but… there's a second #volume: At first, I was like a #crazy #chicken in front of a pot full of #earthworms, so… I obviously broke the browser in just one, two days. In the meanwhile, I also managed to repair Brave, and I was thinking of leaving V, considering it too #buggy. But luckily, I decided to give it one more chance, this time being more #cautious about #messing up with #settings… and here I am!
You might call me a very #wise person, since I didn't #giveUp immediately, but the #truth is… I was simply #mesmerized by it… :tony_happy:
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4⅖★ 4,1+≈(+)+ • aya, “peach” (Hyperdub, 2025) ⦾ https://aya-yco.bandcamp.com/track/peach ⦾ https://soundcloud.com/aya_yco/peach?in=aya_yco/sets/hexed-2025 ⦾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTDGzRD8mJM ⦾ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=ZTDGzRD8mJM ⦾ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aya/hexed/ #aya #peach #hexed #Hyperdub #deconstructedclub #UKbass #synthpunk #popmusic #noisy #triphop #earthworms #hypnotic #transmusicians #transgendermusicians #queermusicians #queerdarkers #2020s
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4⅖★ 4,1+≈(+)+ • aya, “peach” (Hyperdub, 2025) ⦾ https://aya-yco.bandcamp.com/track/peach ⦾ https://soundcloud.com/aya_yco/peach?in=aya_yco/sets/hexed-2025 ⦾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTDGzRD8mJM ⦾ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=ZTDGzRD8mJM ⦾ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aya/hexed/ #aya #peach #hexed #Hyperdub #deconstructedclub #UKbass #synthpunk #popmusic #noisy #triphop #earthworms #hypnotic #transmusicians #transgendermusicians #queermusicians #queerdarkers #2020s
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#Robins are insect lovers at heart. In the spring and summer, they’re on the hunt for #earthworms, #grubs, #snails, and #insects.
To attract them, keep your #garden natural. Avoid lawn pesticides (which kill off their favourite food), and leave a few wild areas with leaf litter, compost piles, or wood stacks. These make great hiding places for bugs and offer robins the kind of “forest floor” they love to forage in.
#birdshttps://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/a65115253/how-to-attract-robins-to-your-garden/
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#Robins are insect lovers at heart. In the spring and summer, they’re on the hunt for #earthworms, #grubs, #snails, and #insects.
To attract them, keep your #garden natural. Avoid lawn pesticides (which kill off their favourite food), and leave a few wild areas with leaf litter, compost piles, or wood stacks. These make great hiding places for bugs and offer robins the kind of “forest floor” they love to forage in.
#birdshttps://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/a65115253/how-to-attract-robins-to-your-garden/
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The theme today is #soft for #mARTch, #makersMARTch and #ArtYear. Well, #earthworms are soft, and here is a #watercolor illustration I made last year of a #Nasca earthworm.
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The theme today is #soft for #mARTch, #makersMARTch and #ArtYear. Well, #earthworms are soft, and here is a #watercolor illustration I made last year of a #Nasca earthworm.
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The theme today is #soft for #mARTch, #makersMARTch and #ArtYear. Well, #earthworms are soft, and here is a #watercolor illustration I made last year of a #Nasca earthworm.
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When I found your old post on earthworms the other day, I liked it for the poetry but I wasn't thinking much about biology. I've since remembered Charles Darwin's voice on the matter.
You probably already know about his book on the earthworm? It's Darwin's last book, published in 1881. One way or the other, it's a treasure.
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2355/pg2355-images.html
#CharlesDarwin #Earthworms #ecology #LifeIsStrangelyBeautiful
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When I found your old post on earthworms the other day, I liked it for the poetry but I wasn't thinking much about biology. I've since remembered Charles Darwin's voice on the matter.
You probably already know about his book on the earthworm? It's Darwin's last book, published in 1881. One way or the other, it's a treasure.
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2355/pg2355-images.html
#CharlesDarwin #Earthworms #ecology #LifeIsStrangelyBeautiful
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When I found your old post on earthworms the other day, I liked it for the poetry but I wasn't thinking much about biology. I've since remembered Charles Darwin's voice on the matter.
You probably already know about his book on the earthworm? It's Darwin's last book, published in 1881. One way or the other, it's a treasure.
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2355/pg2355-images.html
#CharlesDarwin #Earthworms #ecology #LifeIsStrangelyBeautiful
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When I found your old post on earthworms the other day, I liked it for the poetry but I wasn't thinking much about biology. I've since remembered Charles Darwin's voice on the matter.
You probably already know about his book on the earthworm? It's Darwin's last book, published in 1881. One way or the other, it's a treasure.
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2355/pg2355-images.html
#CharlesDarwin #Earthworms #ecology #LifeIsStrangelyBeautiful
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When I found your old post on earthworms the other day, I liked it for the poetry but I wasn't thinking much about biology. I've since remembered Charles Darwin's voice on the matter.
You probably already know about his book on the earthworm? It's Darwin's last book, published in 1881. One way or the other, it's a treasure.
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2355/pg2355-images.html
#CharlesDarwin #Earthworms #ecology #LifeIsStrangelyBeautiful
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New publication: Earthworm Ecology in Northern European Forests.
#bookchapter #earthworms #forests #climatechange #sustainablelanduse #biodiversity
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64510-5_3 -
New publication: The effect of alternative agricultural practices on #soil biodiversity of #bacteria, #fungi, #nematodes and #earthworms: A review. #sustainablelanduse #biodiversity #agriculture #soilhealth
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New publication: The comparison effect on #earthworms between conventional and biodegradable #microplastics.
#sustainablelanduse #oxidativestress #polyethylene #soillife #agriculturedepartment
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Keeping my earthworms fed! I love how productive they are at helping me keep my organic garden thriving #organic #earthworms #homegarden #organicgarden
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Hey, I made my own #LinkTree site, you can see there all my official work and social presences, and links to some of my #iNaturalist and #environmentalist projects 🤓
Check it out 👉 https://linktr.ee/msteinwandter
#SoilBiology #SoilScience #SoilEcology #SoilZoology #ClimateAction #NatureLovers #Earthworms #SoilFauna
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Hey, I made my own #LinkTree site, you can see there all my official work and social presences, and links to some of my #iNaturalist and #environmentalist projects 🤓
Check it out 👉 https://linktr.ee/msteinwandter
#SoilBiology #SoilScience #SoilEcology #SoilZoology #ClimateAction #NatureLovers #Earthworms #SoilFauna
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Hey, I made my own #LinkTree site, you can see there all my official work and social presences, and links to some of my #iNaturalist and #environmentalist projects 🤓
Check it out 👉 https://linktr.ee/msteinwandter
#SoilBiology #SoilScience #SoilEcology #SoilZoology #ClimateAction #NatureLovers #Earthworms #SoilFauna
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Hey, I made my own #LinkTree site, you can see there all my official work and social presences, and links to some of my #iNaturalist and #environmentalist projects 🤓
Check it out 👉 https://linktr.ee/msteinwandter
#SoilBiology #SoilScience #SoilEcology #SoilZoology #ClimateAction #NatureLovers #Earthworms #SoilFauna
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Hey, I made my own #LinkTree site, you can see there all my official work and social presences, and links to some of my #iNaturalist and #environmentalist projects 🤓
Check it out 👉 https://linktr.ee/msteinwandter
#SoilBiology #SoilScience #SoilEcology #SoilZoology #ClimateAction #NatureLovers #Earthworms #SoilFauna
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How giant earthworms have transformed the Isle of Rum’s landscape https://theconversation.com/how-giant-earthworms-have-transformed-the-isle-of-rums-landscape-231638
"Renowned for a thriving and intricately studied population of around 900 #RedDeer, the #IsleOfRum, part of #Scotland’s Inner #Hebrides, is often considered an outdoor laboratory for scientific research. But the #earthworms on Rum are equally remarkable. These #invertebrates act as #EcosystemEngineers, actively shaping the landscape, often after humans have left their mark on this remote island."
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How giant earthworms have transformed the Isle of Rum’s landscape https://theconversation.com/how-giant-earthworms-have-transformed-the-isle-of-rums-landscape-231638
"Renowned for a thriving and intricately studied population of around 900 #RedDeer, the #IsleOfRum, part of #Scotland’s Inner #Hebrides, is often considered an outdoor laboratory for scientific research. But the #earthworms on Rum are equally remarkable. These #invertebrates act as #EcosystemEngineers, actively shaping the landscape, often after humans have left their mark on this remote island."
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It's that time of year. My USA and Canada* friends who garden, be on the lookout for invasive Amynthas "jumping" or "crazy" earthworms. There are no indigenous North American earthworms, but unlike the placid European invasive earthworm, these guys harm soil health more than they help. They hang out in the top layer of the soil and eat up all the nutrients. Their casings are not good soil additions. Because of this behavior, they have the potential to devastate our forests.
I found these guys after moving my garbage can. Haven't seen them in my actual garden yet, which might be due to the diatomaceous earth I added to it last fall. They're hard to kill. I'm going to freeze them and then place their bodies around my garden, hoping this will give local birds and toads a taste for them. These guys are small, they must be fairly recently hatched. At adulthood they can be 6 inches or more, easily. They also reproduce asexually after about 60 days of life. So every worm removed at this stage is a victory. New York winters kill the worms, but not their eggs.
How to tell Amynthas apart from European earthworms:
-clitellum (collar) is smooth, red, and goes all the way around. Not white, raised, and partially around the body
-their casings--see pic--and their effect on the soil. They give it a coarse sort of coffee grounds texture
-vigorous activity when touched or disturbed. They jump, squirm, climb, writhe like snakes. If you come across a bunch of them at once, it can be unnerving
Killing them is hard. If you heat or treat the soil, you kill other invertebrates and microorganisms too. Mustard solution makes them rise to the top, makes them easier to catch. Chopping them up just makes more worms. So, freeze them or drown them in alcohol. They'll eventually drown in water too, but they'll climb right out of an open bucket. As I mentioned earlier, mixing diatomaceous earth into garden beds seems to deter them.
Anyway good luck! It's not easy trying to garden in this climate-changing, mass-extinction, species-invading world.
*Edited update--I was overly optimistic in thinking they hadn't made it to Canada yet. (They've been migrating slowly northward from the Gulf Coast for the past 100 years or so.)
#Worms #gardening #InvasiveSpecies #earthworms #amynthas #JumpingWorms
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It's that time of year. My USA and Canada* friends who garden, be on the lookout for invasive Amynthas "jumping" or "crazy" earthworms. There are no indigenous North American earthworms, but unlike the placid European invasive earthworm, these guys harm soil health more than they help. They hang out in the top layer of the soil and eat up all the nutrients. Their casings are not good soil additions. Because of this behavior, they have the potential to devastate our forests.
I found these guys after moving my garbage can. Haven't seen them in my actual garden yet, which might be due to the diatomaceous earth I added to it last fall. They're hard to kill. I'm going to freeze them and then place their bodies around my garden, hoping this will give local birds and toads a taste for them. These guys are small, they must be fairly recently hatched. At adulthood they can be 6 inches or more, easily. They also reproduce asexually after about 60 days of life. So every worm removed at this stage is a victory. New York winters kill the worms, but not their eggs.
How to tell Amynthas apart from European earthworms:
-clitellum (collar) is smooth, red, and goes all the way around. Not white, raised, and partially around the body
-their casings--see pic--and their effect on the soil. They give it a coarse sort of coffee grounds texture
-vigorous activity when touched or disturbed. They jump, squirm, climb, writhe like snakes. If you come across a bunch of them at once, it can be unnerving
Killing them is hard. If you heat or treat the soil, you kill other invertebrates and microorganisms too. Mustard solution makes them rise to the top, makes them easier to catch. Chopping them up just makes more worms. So, freeze them or drown them in alcohol. They'll eventually drown in water too, but they'll climb right out of an open bucket. As I mentioned earlier, mixing diatomaceous earth into garden beds seems to deter them.
Anyway good luck! It's not easy trying to garden in this climate-changing, mass-extinction, species-invading world.
*Edited update--I was overly optimistic in thinking they hadn't made it to Canada yet. (They've been migrating slowly northward from the Gulf Coast for the past 100 years or so.)
#Worms #gardening #InvasiveSpecies #earthworms #amynthas #JumpingWorms
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It's that time of year. My USA and Canada* friends who garden, be on the lookout for invasive Amynthas "jumping" or "crazy" earthworms. There are no indigenous North American earthworms, but unlike the placid European invasive earthworm, these guys harm soil health more than they help. They hang out in the top layer of the soil and eat up all the nutrients. Their casings are not good soil additions. Because of this behavior, they have the potential to devastate our forests.
I found these guys after moving my garbage can. Haven't seen them in my actual garden yet, which might be due to the diatomaceous earth I added to it last fall. They're hard to kill. I'm going to freeze them and then place their bodies around my garden, hoping this will give local birds and toads a taste for them. These guys are small, they must be fairly recently hatched. At adulthood they can be 6 inches or more, easily. They also reproduce asexually after about 60 days of life. So every worm removed at this stage is a victory. New York winters kill the worms, but not their eggs.
How to tell Amynthas apart from European earthworms:
-clitellum (collar) is smooth, red, and goes all the way around. Not white, raised, and partially around the body
-their casings--see pic--and their effect on the soil. They give it a coarse sort of coffee grounds texture
-vigorous activity when touched or disturbed. They jump, squirm, climb, writhe like snakes. If you come across a bunch of them at once, it can be unnerving
Killing them is hard. If you heat or treat the soil, you kill other invertebrates and microorganisms too. Mustard solution makes them rise to the top, makes them easier to catch. Chopping them up just makes more worms. So, freeze them or drown them in alcohol. They'll eventually drown in water too, but they'll climb right out of an open bucket. As I mentioned earlier, mixing diatomaceous earth into garden beds seems to deter them.
Anyway good luck! It's not easy trying to garden in this climate-changing, mass-extinction, species-invading world.
*Edited update--I was overly optimistic in thinking they hadn't made it to Canada yet. (They've been migrating slowly northward from the Gulf Coast for the past 100 years or so.)
#Worms #gardening #InvasiveSpecies #earthworms #amynthas #JumpingWorms
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It's that time of year. My USA and Canada* friends who garden, be on the lookout for invasive Amynthas "jumping" or "crazy" earthworms. There are no indigenous North American earthworms, but unlike the placid European invasive earthworm, these guys harm soil health more than they help. They hang out in the top layer of the soil and eat up all the nutrients. Their casings are not good soil additions. Because of this behavior, they have the potential to devastate our forests.
I found these guys after moving my garbage can. Haven't seen them in my actual garden yet, which might be due to the diatomaceous earth I added to it last fall. They're hard to kill. I'm going to freeze them and then place their bodies around my garden, hoping this will give local birds and toads a taste for them. These guys are small, they must be fairly recently hatched. At adulthood they can be 6 inches or more, easily. They also reproduce asexually after about 60 days of life. So every worm removed at this stage is a victory. New York winters kill the worms, but not their eggs.
How to tell Amynthas apart from European earthworms:
-clitellum (collar) is smooth, red, and goes all the way around. Not white, raised, and partially around the body
-their casings--see pic--and their effect on the soil. They give it a coarse sort of coffee grounds texture
-vigorous activity when touched or disturbed. They jump, squirm, climb, writhe like snakes. If you come across a bunch of them at once, it can be unnerving
Killing them is hard. If you heat or treat the soil, you kill other invertebrates and microorganisms too. Mustard solution makes them rise to the top, makes them easier to catch. Chopping them up just makes more worms. So, freeze them or drown them in alcohol. They'll eventually drown in water too, but they'll climb right out of an open bucket. As I mentioned earlier, mixing diatomaceous earth into garden beds seems to deter them.
Anyway good luck! It's not easy trying to garden in this climate-changing, mass-extinction, species-invading world.
*Edited update--I was overly optimistic in thinking they hadn't made it to Canada yet. (They've been migrating slowly northward from the Gulf Coast for the past 100 years or so.)
#Worms #gardening #InvasiveSpecies #earthworms #amynthas #JumpingWorms
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'The number of British earthworms may have declined by a third'
'Worms give earth structure, aerate it and improve crop growth. A paper by Professor Fonte estimated that without earthworm action, global grain production would be 6.5% lower, equivalent to “the annual grain production of Russia”.'
#worm #earthworm #worms #earthworms #environment #UK #agriculture #food
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'The number of British earthworms may have declined by a third'
'Worms give earth structure, aerate it and improve crop growth. A paper by Professor Fonte estimated that without earthworm action, global grain production would be 6.5% lower, equivalent to “the annual grain production of Russia”.'
#worm #earthworm #worms #earthworms #environment #UK #agriculture #food
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Heads up #SoilBiodiversity & #SoilZoology people --> #SafeTheDate submit an abstract and register for:
- XIX International Colloquium of Soil Zoology (ICSZ)
- XVI International Colloquium of Apterygota (ICA)Where? Cape Town, #SouthAfrica
When?: 26-30 August 2024
Info?: http://www.icsz2024.org/📬 #AbstractSubmission Deadline is 30 April!!! Send them in now! ✏️
#SoilFauna #SoilScience #Collembola #Acari #Myriapoda #Coleoptera #Nematodes #SoilMacroFauna #Earthworms #SoilMesoFauna #SoilMicrofauna
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Heads up #SoilBiodiversity & #SoilZoology people --> #SafeTheDate submit an abstract and register for:
- XIX International Colloquium of Soil Zoology (ICSZ)
- XVI International Colloquium of Apterygota (ICA)Where? Cape Town, #SouthAfrica
When?: 26-30 August 2024
Info?: http://www.icsz2024.org/📬 #AbstractSubmission Deadline is 30 April!!! Send them in now! ✏️
#SoilFauna #SoilScience #Collembola #Acari #Myriapoda #Coleoptera #Nematodes #SoilMacroFauna #Earthworms #SoilMesoFauna #SoilMicrofauna
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Heads up #SoilBiodiversity & #SoilZoology people --> #SafeTheDate submit an abstract and register for:
- XIX International Colloquium of Soil Zoology (ICSZ)
- XVI International Colloquium of Apterygota (ICA)Where? Cape Town, #SouthAfrica
When?: 26-30 August 2024
Info?: http://www.icsz2024.org/📬 #AbstractSubmission Deadline is 30 April!!! Send them in now! ✏️
#SoilFauna #SoilScience #Collembola #Acari #Myriapoda #Coleoptera #Nematodes #SoilMacroFauna #Earthworms #SoilMesoFauna #SoilMicrofauna