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I shall put this in Garden because I absolutely know gardeners will have seen them. Well, some gardeners depending on where you live. When it rains especially heavily, these 10 to 12 long and fat worms come crawling from below ground. Where I lived, they would be all over the patio enjoying the rain. As soon as there were signs of the rain stopping, the worms would head for cover below ground. Does anyone know the official name for these worms?
I shall put this in Garden because I absolutely know gardeners will have seen them. Well, some gardeners depending on where you live. When it rains especially heavily, these 10 to 12 long and fat worms come crawling from below ground. Where I lived, they would be all over the patio enjoying the rain. As soon as there were signs of the rain stopping, the worms would head for cover below ground. Does anyone know the official name for these worms?
10 to 12 what? Millimeters? Inches? There are multiple species of so-called "earthworms" in North America OP. Many folks are surprised to learn many of them aren't native to the area they're found in but were introduced (discarded bait worms, purchased through garden supplies, etc.) Without a photo hard to know which yours are, but larger worms might be European or Canadian nightcrawlers Lumbricus terrestris.
10 to 12 what? Millimeters? Inches? There are multiple species of so-called "earthworms" in North America OP. Many folks are surprised to learn many of them aren't native to the area they're found in but were introduced (discarded bait worms, purchased through garden supplies, etc.) Without a photo hard to know which yours are, but larger worms might be European or Canadian nightcrawlers Lumbricus terrestris.
....... Where I lived, they would be all over the patio enjoying the rain. As soon as there were signs of the rain stopping, the worms would head for cover below ground. Does anyone know the official name for these worms?
They do sound like generic nightcrawlers. Love to have more of them in my garden.
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