How come I remember when I was a kid, on rainy days there would be tons of worms crawling on the pavement. Now on rainy days, I never see ANY. What's up with that?
2007-10-27 06:02:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
You live in an area where the ground is not good for growing things, it may have too much clay or too much sand. Worms grow by the millions in good compost, or 'worm bins' and if the gardener uses good compost or the 'dirt' from his worm bin, s/he'll have the worms you remember from your childhood. I 'remember' those worms, and I HATE the land that is so depleted that there are few, if any, worms in it, because that is just another 'symptom' of Global Warming ... if we 'deplete' the ground by not paying attention to it, the plants won't grow to consume the carbon dioxide we need taken from our atmosphere ... think about it, and if you have the room (about 2-3 square feet will do) START A WORM FARM and protect your worms from fisher-people and birds ... let them into the 'garden' even if you don't use any compost, and they will hopefully 'produce and grow wild' for the good of ALL of us!
2007-10-27 06:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worm biologists say that worms come out after a rain to mate. They only come out when the ground is very wet so they don't dry out. Worms cannot drown in water. You can often find two worms mating after a rain.
It depends where you live though, if you will see worms. I bet you don't live where you grew up. Some soil doesn't hold worms very well, other soil is full of worms. They're definitely still out there. I see them all the time.
2007-10-27 06:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by brando4755 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh, that is too bad. We still have a lot of them "floating to the top" on rainy days where I live, thankfully. Earth worms are very beneficial--natures little cultivators that also put nutrients back in the grouns. I'm not positive, but I think some of the heavy pesticides that lawn care companies use to keep our lawns beautiful may be toxic to our little friends.
2007-10-27 06:08:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well first i think that worms are crawling on the pavement on rainy days is because the water has flooded their homes. and maybe the reason why they are none is because they went some where else
2007-10-27 06:16:15 · answer #4 · answered by steph_steph_star 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it wasnt on rainy days it was after a rainy day cuz they love the warmth and moisture lol yeah i remember when i was like 6 seeing that i mean maybe ur just not outside that much when i rains i just member i was at the bus stop lol hope this helped =]
---emily<3
2007-10-27 06:06:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its because they love the rain and they come out on rainy days to get wet so thats why all the birds are out during the day there hunting.
2007-10-27 06:06:11 · answer #6 · answered by THAT GUY 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It probably depends on where you live or the amount of rainfall. I still see worms on MY pavement...
Actually, now that I think about it, I haven't seen as many since a few years...hm....must be global warming =/
2007-10-27 06:05:32 · answer #7 · answered by faatiqa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You live in an area where there are no worms?
Or they are just dying off. lol
2007-10-27 06:04:50 · answer #8 · answered by Hope I Can Help :) 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are grown up and to tall to see the worms or areto wrapped up in your adlutey stufff get down on your hands and knees and you see loads
2007-10-27 06:05:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Global Warming. Not cool enough for them anymore.
2007-10-27 06:05:08 · answer #10 · answered by Charisma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋