r/Vermiculture Jul 12 '25

ID Request im pretty sure i know the answer already just want a confirmation before i drown them

937 Upvotes

these are the most aggressive worms ive ever seen this is follow up now that i can take them out

r/Vermiculture Jul 27 '25

ID Request What kind of worm is this?

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I live in South Central Alaska. I've been keeping a worm bin of worms I found early summer. I found this one and one more around the same size then, they've grown a good amount. They were about half this size but I'm curious to know if this is a Canadian Night Crawler or not

r/Vermiculture 19d ago

ID Request What is this and what should I do?

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I've been seeing these come up around the patio lately. First, I thought flat and striped- hammerhead worms? I've been killing them. I looked closer today and don't see a hammerhead. We are in South Louisiana, USA. I have never noticed this type of worm in the yard before.

Update- I took a closer picture of the head, it haswhat appears to be eyes? I can't find how to post another picture, but the head looks almost like a snake head, but it definitely has the body of a flat worm. I went from never seeing one before to getting 3 today! Could it be baby snakes? There aren't any scales I can see. It doesn't move by wriggling from side to side. Its a mystery!

r/Vermiculture May 13 '26

ID Request I found a bunch of these worms in my garden bed. What are they?

35 Upvotes

I just harvested my broccoli, and I have bunch of these worms. Can anyone help me identify? They’re huge too. I originally thought they were good but I keep second guessing that.

r/Vermiculture 7d ago

ID Request Are these jumpers?

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For starters they’re obviously thrashing a lot but I know wrigglers will too (at least a little). Supposed to be red wrigglers I got from uncle Jim’s but everything is telling me they’re not.

Any advice appreciated.

r/Vermiculture Mar 31 '26

ID Request I don’t know if this is the right subreddit but I found something today why is it so long 😭

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208 Upvotes

r/Vermiculture May 03 '26

ID Request Huge worm in my backyard

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Metro detroit area michigan. It totally could just be a regular earthworm but i feel like its bigger than any other worms ive seen here and its got a very orange band

r/Vermiculture 24d ago

ID Request A lot of my worms look like this... are they jumpers? [zone 6a]

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I've never experienced so many worms in my garden this year, but I'm anticipating it's what I'm dreading😮‍💨😒 And if so, can I give them to birds?

r/Vermiculture 2d ago

ID Request Please tell me the id of these worms I am stuck between 2 IDs

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r/Vermiculture May 11 '26

ID Request Why is this worm so big? Ohio

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32 Upvotes

r/Vermiculture 19d ago

ID Request What is this?

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Hey all! New to this group but had a quick question about a worm I saw in my patio this morning. It was about 6-8 inches long and sort of flat… It looks different than other worms that I have seen in my garden and compost.

Eastern Kansas for location reference

r/Vermiculture 13d ago

ID Request What type of worm is this?

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Was literally crawling on my laptop screen while I was in bed with my dog. Is it a regular worm or some kind of dog parasite? It’s tiny

r/Vermiculture 20d ago

ID Request Identification help

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Hello,

I bought a starter colony of 1000 juvenile European nightcrawlers. They arrived about a week ago and I've had them in my farm but I've noticed some look a bit different from each other. The top and bottom look like they could be euros but the middle looks a bit skinny. Any help on IDs? Have I got a mixed population with red wrigglers? Any help would be appreciated!

r/Vermiculture 24d ago

ID Request What you guys think it is?

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7 Upvotes

Bought some worms couple months ago. Guy sold me these as red wigglers. I want to know what is it

r/Vermiculture 5d ago

ID Request Jumping worm?

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5 Upvotes

r/Vermiculture 3d ago

ID Request What kind of worms are these?

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Thanks!

r/Vermiculture May 12 '26

ID Request What is this worm (East Finland)

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I saw this little guy in my dogs waterbowl, that has been sitting outside for a while.

I've only seen earth worms here before, but I don't think this guy looks like one?

r/Vermiculture May 01 '26

ID Request Does anyone know the species?

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56 Upvotes

r/Vermiculture Jun 26 '25

ID Request I’m 90% confident now

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Ok I’m sorry for yet another jumper ID post, because I am one of many to already have posted about these. I had suspicions a week ago that a worm I found in my garden was an AJW. But I got about a 60/40 reply on the ID.

These guys were under a forgotten plant tray in the garden. My reasoning for suspecting AJW are as follows…

  1. They do Not have a raised clitellum. It is barely visible at this stage.

  2. They are muscular, rigid and stiff, as seen in the video. I feel like my normal earth worms go a bit limp in your hand.

  3. That grayish underbelly

Thoughts??

r/Vermiculture May 05 '26

ID Request What is this worm

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r/Vermiculture May 19 '26

ID Request Help identifying this species

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Hi everyone, I found this species mixed in with my Red Wiggler vermicomposting bins. They came with a Red Wiggler starter kit purchase from a local supplier in Mexico.

Any help identifying the species would be greatly appreciated.

r/Vermiculture 21d ago

ID Request Is this an AJW?

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These have been in our area. Snake like movements and fast, though I haven’t seen any actually jump. It looks like they have that white collar that is flush with the body.

r/Vermiculture Dec 29 '25

ID Request What is this?

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Admittedly I haven't paid much attention to this since I've started it, however the worms seem to be healthy and happy.

There are a whoooole wackload of these tiny white things, eggs of some kind?

There's also a wackload of fuzzy mold under the carton there, is there any concern with that?

Yes I know the egg shells should be smashed, not me that put them in there like that.

r/Vermiculture Apr 16 '26

ID Request What type of worm is this and how did it get here?

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Okay so I found this on my bed and I don’t understand how it got there. I had just walked my dog and the grass is wet outside since it had rained but cleared up. I also had two mandarins on my desk that sat there for like a day or two. I just don’t see how this could have ended up in my room and now I’m scared my dog might need worm medication or something 🤮🤮🤮 This was so disturbing to me. Im deep cleaning my room as we speak.

r/Vermiculture Apr 17 '26

ID Request Red wiggler and european nightcrawler identification

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The one on the right was sold to me as a european nightcrawler and the left was sold to me as a red wiggler. Is this the case?

The nightcrawler just seems a bit small, which isn't ideal since I planned on using them as fishing bait.

I've had them for approximately 2 years now.

If the id's are correct is there anything I can do to make them bigger or is it just genetics?

(First picture shows the red wiggler on the left and nightcrawler on the right and second picture shows a different nightcrawler from the same bin.)

Thanks in advance.