Have you ever wanted to see Red Wigglers magnified? or see them digest food? I have!! I’m sure you’re not surprised. I love everything about these little guys. Seriously, I even love their tiny digestive tract and their tiny, little mouths and their teeny, tiny, little hearts (Unfortunately, you can’t see those through the viewer) and their little poops! These guys are amazing.
I bought 5 of these viewers after conducting a workshop with the Environmental Center a few years ago. Denise introduced me to these cool items! These come along with me when I make presentations and deliver my worm bin packages. Not everyone partakes, but I give them the option…. I try not to take it personally if they decide not to look!
Carlos took this really cool shot! You can see my buddies the way I see my buddies! Up close and ummm personal. I hope they don’t mind the way I spy on them! I am their biggest fan! xoxoxoxo I love you Red Wigglers!!!
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A pound of my super composting Red Wigglers is now in MaMa Bear Oden’s hands! Mrs. Oden is the proud, happy owner of MaMa Bear Oden’s Preschool in Bend. Vermiculture is just one of the school’s highlights. The preschool inspires the children to make healthy, earth loving choices with MaMa Bear’s guidance. These learning centers are valuable, and I applaud MaMa Bear!
Some of the school’s features include:
•non-toxic cleaners
•reducing, reusing and recycling
•no waste Arts and Crafts center
•daily walks to the community playground
•organic garden
Role modeling earth loving choices will create healthy kids and a healthy planet!
Happy Valentine’s Day! A heart shape is the universal symbol of LOVE. It in no way depicts the image of a human heart. That’s a relief! I wouldn’t want to open a human heart shaped box of chocolates. Although, I am sure there are some people who would find that appealing.
In the worm world, these wonderful earth loving creatures have five blood pumping organs in their tiny, hard working bodies. I wouldn’t exactly call them organs, though. They are more like bands which contract and release and preform similar functions as a human heart. But the worms’ hearts do not fill up with blood the way humans do, they just squeeze the two blood vessels which help to circulate the blood through out the body.
Check out the illustration! You can see the 5 hearts and the two blood vessels, ventral and dorsal. I grabbed this picture off of a cool site, Kingston Worm Farm. They too are spreading the word of the worm.
Also, it would be nice to show your Red wigglers some love. Feed them something sweet. Maybe you have some strawberry tops left over after you feed your loved one some strawberries dipped in chocolate or smothered in whip cream!
Centipedes are part of the decomposition cycle and will be found in a worm bin. I really get the shivers when I see these guys skittering along the bedding. Most likely it’s because of their pincers and fast moving tiny legs. These creatures won’t harm humans, but if there is an explosion in your worm bin they may harm or kill the Red Wigglers!
Cause: Centipedes like decomposing food and moist, dark environments like a worm bin. They do help speed up the composting process because they eat the food scraps! I think they have similar habits to those of the mites. If their is more food than the Red Wigglers can handle, they will show up to consume the food.
Treatment: Usually they won’t cause a problem unless there are a bunch skittering around the bin. If you notice a decrease in your Red Wiggler population and an increase in the centipede population, then there is a problem. When I see a centipede, I remove it from the bin and bury the food scraps underneath the bedding. Some sites recommend using a pesticide to kill the centipedes, but I wouldn’t. That would kill the Red Wigglers!
Have you ever wanted to see Red Wigglers magnified? or see them digest food? I have!! I’m sure you’re not surprised. I love everything about these little guys. Seriously, I even love their tiny digestive tract and their tiny, little mouths and their teeny, tiny, little hearts (Unfortunately, you can’t see those through the viewer) and their little poops! These guys are amazing.
Carlos took this really cool shot! You can see my buddies the way I see my buddies! Up close and ummm personal. I hope they don’t mind the way I spy on them! I am their biggest fan! xoxoxoxo I love you Red Wigglers!!!
