A moist surface is necessary for oxygen to be absorbed and carbon dioxide to be given off. The worm’s skin is protected by a thin cuticle and kept moist by a slimy mucus. This lets it absorb the oxygen it needs and expel carbon dioxide.

Sexually mature oligochaetes have a clitellum, which is a modification of a section of the body wall consisting of a glandular, saddlelike thickening near the gonopores. During copulation, the clitellum secretes a mucus that keeps the worms paired while sperm are being exchanged.

Outside of an earthworm

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• Anterior. The ‘head’ or front of the earthworm is called its anterior.
• Prostomium and mouth. The first segment on the earthworm’s anterior holds the prostomium and mouth.
• Skin. Earthworms breathe and lose moisture through the skin.
• Segment.
• Setae.
• Clitellum.
• Dorsal.

____ The pale string-like structure running the length of the ventral side of the worm is the blood vessel.

setae. Bristles, called setae, are located on each segment of the earthworm’s body. They prevent the earthworm from slipping backwards.

Soil experts now think earthworms surface during rain storms for migration purposes. “It gives them an opportunity to move greater distances across the soil surface than they could do through soil,” said Dr. Lowe. “They cannot do this when it is dry because of their moisture requirements.”

When the grunters rub a metal bar against a wooden stake that’s been driven into the ground, worms seem to spring from the soil. According to Modern Farmer, worm grunting works because the vibrations created by the metal and wood sound, to worms, like the sounds of a hungry mole.

Most “worms” that infest houses are actually millipedes or centipedes. Millipedes, however, can be drawn to the moisture, dark spaces and organic matter that can hide under floors and in walls. Often, millipedes and other pests enter the home through doorways or cracks in walls and foundations.

The breeding cycle is approximately 27 days from mating to laying eggs. Worms can double in population every 60 days.

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Night crawlers from family operations sell for about $30 to $32 per pound. You’ll sell about 350 to 400 night crawlers per pound, so you’ll be getting approximately $0.08 each if you sell them retail in bulk. At local fishing spots near me, nightcrawlers fetch $2 per dozen.

Technically worm farming is called vermicomposting or vermiculture, and it’s potentially very profitable. It’s also become extremely popular. It is a method of compost production that uses worms to assist the process. It can take many months to break food waste down sufficiently to produce a viable composting product.

In addition to retailing your worms, you can wholesale them to stores. They’re found in the sporting goods department of some Walmart stores, and usually bought from local suppliers. Bait shops are the most obvious wholesale market. You can also try selling to pet stores that carry worm-eating animals.

Worms love to eat coffee grounds, and that’s great news for your garden. Add coffee grounds to your compost pile to help attract worms, which help speed up the process of turning food scraps into compost. You can also add coffee grounds directly to the soil, but you’ll have to be careful not to overdo it.

Compost worms benefit from a balanced diet. They will eat most normal kitchen fruit and vegetable scraps. Avoid feeding the worms large quantities of meat, citrus, onions and dairy foods. The smaller and softer the scraps, the easier it is for the worms to digest and process them into castings.