The two, red wiggler worms and red earthworms are related however they aren't the same animal. The red wiggler worm or eisenia fetida is of the same family, lumbricidae as the red worm or lumbricus rubellus, however they are of different genera.
Wiggler worms, also known as red wigglers or red composting worms, mainly eat food scraps such as fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags, and crushed eggshells. It's important to avoid feeding them citrus fruits, onions, garlic, dairy products, meat, or oily foods. Worms also benefit from a diet that includes carbon-rich materials like shredded newspaper or cardboard.
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doing a school report there buddy?The uses and benefits of red worms are converting yard waste and table scraps into nutrient-rich organic matter for the garden. Red wiggler worms are ideally suited to vermicomposting (worm composting), due to their voracious appetites.
Dig a shallow hole by what we call a worm's burrow. You should find the burrow of a Red Wiggler, which are specialty worms. Red wigglers vermi-compost.
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They can either reproduce sexualy or asexualy.
Worms reproduce sexually by mating with another worm of the same species. They typically have separate male and female individuals, although some species can also reproduce asexually through fragmentation or parthenogenesis.
they reproduce a sexually
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Red wiggler worms are capable of consuming human feces, but it is not recommended to use them for this purpose due to potential health and safety concerns. It is best to compost plant-based kitchen scraps and yard waste instead.
They have to be at least a year old.