2006-11-06 10:30:17 · 4 answers · asked by jeanette s 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Because different species of worm inhabit different spaces. The large fat worms in your garden soil would probably be lobworms. These do not like being confined for long and like deep depths of cool damp soil. They are the ones that aeriate your garden soil.
The red worms in your compost are dendrobenas, which are the main composting worms, they eat around half their bodyweight each day!
There are many different kinds of worm, all doing different things but all, in the end, making and improving our soils.
Lobworms make wonderful bait when fishing!
2006-11-07 19:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by wendy k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tha pale, fat worms are called lobworms in the UK. The red, thin ones are either Dendrobaenas, (most likely), or if they are very small they will be bloodworms.
2006-11-07 06:21:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are different kinds of worms.
The ones in your garden are likely earthworms. They eat dirt.
The ones in your compost are likely to be bloodworms - they are used for food composting.
They are "cousins" but not the same :-)
2006-11-06 18:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by tigglys 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are different species.
2006-11-06 18:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by Chuglon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋