Why worms clump together in the corner

I forgot to ask you about the worms congregating in the corners. Why are they doing this?

Thanks,

Loy

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Hi Loy,


Because they can, lol ! ;-)

You made me laugh, your curiosity is very funny. When you find out why they hang out like that, you too will laugh. When I meet new people in my life and they ask me what I do for a living, they all drop their mouth. I am a worm grower in high heels and mini skirts. I have 16 worm farms in my back yard. Some are 3 trays high, others, 8 trays high.

The behavior of red worms is different than earth worm. Earth worms are loners whereas Red Worms migrate together. The way worms reproduce is via a ring that appears when the red worm is an adult. Worms are neither female or male. They lay on top of each other, over each other's ring and exchange a liquid that will become worm cocoons eventually. The ring is called a clitellum.

So now you understand why red worms clump together. It is their way to reproduce. An adult worm will lay worm cocoons every 2 weeks. They are several worms in each cocoons. When the cocoon hatch, it takes around 2 months for a baby worms to reach adulthood.

Come visit our website and post a comment on my blogs. I will also post your question and my answer on our website, so your question will answer other worm growers' curiosity.

WormsWrangler.com

---Loy's reply :

This whole worm thing has me fascinated. I work in a corporate environment. Very uptight and boring. Was never into "green" or anything that went along with it. Then I started watching my kids and what my generation (I'm 45) was leaving for them. I wanted to make a small difference.Then I started heard about CSA's and eating produce grown locally, then heard about farm shares then smelled some worm tea and that was it...my attitudes have changed about life and how we live it and love it.

Loy