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04-24-2008, 09:10 AM
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Worm ID
Any one have any idea what the species of worm the smaller ones pictures here??? they are smaller than night crawlers, don't have the purple head....they are pictured with one for size comparison...however the 2 larger ones are real big for the species...generally they are around 2-3 inches long. I have fed them to my smaller snakes...much easier to feed to baby garters than big fat earthworms!!!!
here's the group shot with the night crawler....  and a photo of the head of the larger one and a small one....  not sure what the common name for them is....we always called them angle worms..... |
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04-24-2008, 10:54 AM
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Re: Worm ID
We call the smaller ones "garden worms", commonly found in your yard. THe big ones we called earth worms, the really big ones are canadian night crawlers, commonly sold as bait.
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04-24-2008, 12:43 PM
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Re: Worm ID
hmmm....interesting...the large one with the purple head is an earthworm....the larger pink ones are the same as the small ones (except the greener one) only large adults....most aren't quite that big.
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04-24-2008, 01:20 PM
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Re: Worm ID
yep...we have the angle worms in normal pink (I use them as feeders), green, not sure if I want to feed them and the dark one there...kinda odd...but threw him in to show the variety. the pink ones I have in the photo are large adults...most are smaller and great for feeding little babies...easier to take down than big fat nightcrawlers, plus i don't have to cut them up....
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04-24-2008, 02:06 PM
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Re: Worm ID
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Don, those worms look "anemic" to me  . |
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04-24-2008, 04:47 PM
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Re: Worm ID
The tiny ones are what I also call just 'Garden worms' , but the other ones I've always figured were just young nightcrawlers -- they have to start out small, too!
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