Worms in water bucket

[CTPhil]

Has anyone noticed how if you leave a bucket of water outside (or a wheelbarrow, etc...) invariably it ends up with one or more earthworms in it? I can understand worms showing up in puddles, but how the heck do they get in water buckets?

 

[MikeInEburg]

I haven't noticed earthworms - but am always amazed at the mosquito larve that will show up in what appears to be a teaspoon of stagnant rainwater.
Mike

 

[TCJatko]

Mosquito larvae. Dump the water.:thumbsup:

 

[jinman]

I can understand worms showing up in puddles, but how the heck do they get in water buckets?

Through the top?. . . Obviously, I have no idea.:ashamed:

 

[CTPhil]

Mosquito larvae. Dump the water.:thumbsup:

Nope, they're earthworms. You could pat 'en down with a paper towel and use them as fishing bait. :laughing:

 

[retiredmgn]

Nope, they're earthworms. You could pat 'en down with a paper towel and use them as fishing bait. :laughing:

I think it might be time to change your medication.


I mean who in their right mind would 'pat down a worm' if they were just going to throw it back in the water as bait?

 

[kthompson]

I think it might be time to change your medication.


I mean who in their right mind would 'pat down a worm' if they were just going to throw it back in the water as bait?

Air Port pat down?

 

[creekbend]

Water is a vital part of an earthworm"s life cycle.If it does not remain moist, it will roll up in a tight ball when it becomes dehydrated. This is to prevent further water evaporating from its' skin or when conditions become too dry.

 

[creekbend]

My Father did not have the chance to receive much of a formal education, but he possessed a great deal of "Common Sense". I remember quite vividly when he told me some facts in regards to earthworms and honeybees. Life, as we know it, could never exist without the aid of earthworms and honeybees. I just thought that I would include this in reverence to my Father. Thanks for reading and listening.

 

[blueriver]

I think it might be time to change your medication.


I mean who in their right mind would 'pat down a worm' if they were just going to throw it back in the water as bait?

Some meds have different effects on different people. Its his worm he can pat it down if he wants!!!

I have seen worms in buckets, honestly... until now I never wondered how they got in there. I am going to the cabinet to see if I have anything in the line of meds to take ... see the ripple affect you have started.

 

[blueriver]

A Backyard Naturalist Wonders About Worms

 

[k0ua]

A Backyard Naturalist Wonders About Worms

SEE! And all you guys were making fun of him and his medication!:laughing::laughing:
This whole thread is pretty darn funny if you ask me.
I mean who would of thunk up worms in water buckets, or drying off your fishbait for that matter! I have got to see where the "thread wander" takes this one!

James K0UA

 

[beppington]

I think it might be time to change your medication.


I mean who in their right mind would 'pat down a worm' if they were just going to throw it back in the water as bait?

You have got to make sure they're not armed.

 

[beppington]

Birds are picky, gotta have their worm moisture just right.

So they dip 'em in the nearest bucket ... & oops, drop 'em once in a while.

 

[retiredmgn]

You have got to make sure they're not armed.

Well, if they had arms they could have gotten back out of the bucket. Haven't you heard of the swim stroke called the crawl?

 

[retiredmgn]

Air Port pat down?

Naw, that's done with xrays.
"Sir, you will have to put your worm in the machine"

 

[beppington]

Naw, that's done with xrays.
"Sir, you will have to put your worm in the machine"

Sounds like ****** harassment.

Or cruel & unusual ... punishment?

 

[CTPhil]

A Backyard Naturalist Wonders About Worms

Aha, somebody caught them in the act, maybe. But could they really climb up a smooth sided plastic drywall Pail? A wheelbarrow? And if so, is it just an accident, or are they committing suicide?

 

[LMTC]

I am going to the cabinet to see if I have anything in the line of meds to take ... see the ripple affect you have started.

If you don't find meds, then ripple itself will certainly do. Am I dating myself here, or do they still make that stuff? In my day it was a tenth of a step above MD 2020.....and several steps below sanity.

 

[k0ua]

If you don't find meds, then ripple itself will certainly do. Am I dating myself here, or do they still make that stuff? In my day it was a tenth of a step above MD 2020.....and several steps below sanity.

Apparently Ripple is toes up so to speak, but Mad Dog 2020 is alive and well!

James K0UA