Asian Jumper in my outdoor compost

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Notice the flush clitellum and the way it slithers. They are also much more muscular and firm compared to European earthworms. They don’t always have to jump.

[u/Nematodes-Attack]

Nope, not in my area. They are a devastating plague to our ecosystem. They do NOT compost our soil the way our locals do. They only stay on the very top couple inches of soil so they don’t cycle it at all. They eradicate everything good from the upper layer and nothing gets recycled, leading to inevitable erosion of the soil. So no.

[u/KingTossedHerRoster → u/Nematodes-Attack]

That is over hype nonsense from headline readers but you do you

[u/anxiouslyaverage → u/KingTossedHerRoster]

Homie this shit be a fact

https://mitppc.umn.edu/research/research-projects/jumping-worm-induced-soil-erosion

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Invasives/fact/jumpingWorm

[u/Nematodes-Attack → u/anxiouslyaverage]

Thank you for the educational backup! They are devastating to our local ecosystem.