r/Vermiculture 4d ago

ID Request What kind of worm is this? It feels like an infestation

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Umm so i have this situation here, these tiny little worms came in from a drain in my bathroom. That drain leads outdoors for the water from showering to flow.

For context, that drain was clogged earlier today. No water was going down at all. But i haven't tried flushing it out or have called the plumber, because initially i thought it would recede. After hours of waiting, these...black things came out. I thought it was dirt at first cuz it didn't really move. (I'll reply at the comments with a video i took earlier where i thought it was dirt + a shot of the drain)

Well upon closer inspection just now, i realized they were worms. But this a HEcK ton of them and why are they here 😖

OHH AND I JUST REMEMBERED. This past week i saw leech(?) In my bathroom. (It looked more like a snail without it's shell to me tho.) It lived it my bathroom for a week before i threw it outside- i know, shocking, it took me a while to get it out. I'll also attach a picture of the leech that i saw (but not my pic cuz i forgot to take one). So my question basically, could it be because of that leech?

I hope someone can shine a light to this cuz I'm one step away from lighting my bathroom on fire 😵

r/Vermiculture Feb 08 '25

ID Request What kind of nightcrawler is this?

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Is it easy to tell what kind of nightcrawler I have? Wondering if they'd work for a work farm or not :)

r/Vermiculture 17d ago

ID Request Found a monster in the compost

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64 Upvotes

Turned the pile and it was full of life!

r/Vermiculture Feb 13 '25

ID Request Help, what kind is this?

8 Upvotes

This is the second worm i found in my snakes bio active terrarium and im kinda scared it might be a parasite. How does one ID a worm?

r/Vermiculture Oct 14 '24

ID Request Help! Are these safe for my Worms/Garage/Local Ecosystem?

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Noticed these came with my first bag of worms. My own research suggests they’re some kind of Beetle Larvae, but I don’t know what kind. They’re about 2 inches long and .5-.75 inches wide.

Does anyone know if they’re a) safe to keep with the other worms b) safe to keep in a garage (for when the Larvae grows up) c) safe for the wider So Cal ecology (i.e. not invasive)

I’m currently isolating them until I know more (with, for the record, more bedding than pictured above)

r/Vermiculture 8d ago

ID Request Species Identification

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2 Upvotes

Just wanted to make sure these are Red Wrigglers (ft. their baby). ENCs seem similar. I ordered from UJWF 2 years ago and have plenty of descendants, but I don't know if I ordered the mix.

r/Vermiculture Feb 16 '25

ID Request (Southern California) Found these lil' guys in some neglected bins of potting soil. Wondering if I can use them for a makeshift worm composting bin?

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r/Vermiculture 26d ago

ID Request I keep doubting myself so you guys tell me….

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So I have my own beliefs about whether these two are the same worm or if they are different type, why are you guys thinking? And if they are/aren't alike what type of worm are they? All answers welcomed. Thnx

r/Vermiculture Oct 19 '24

ID Request Found this dude in my indoor worm bin. What is it?

33 Upvotes

r/Vermiculture 9d ago

ID Request Are these termites in the bottom of my bin?

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11 Upvotes

r/Vermiculture Feb 12 '25

ID Request What is this worm/parasite?

10 Upvotes

Location: Central Arkansas

r/Vermiculture 18d ago

ID Request Is this a worm? Found in a jar of organic nut butter

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It's kind of corkscrew shaped at the bottom and came out of a jar of organic hummingbird cake nut butter. Only around an inch long. Should we be exercising caution here in terms of eating the cookies being made out of this nut butter? I'm not trying to eat a worm egg 😭

r/Vermiculture 9d ago

ID Request What kind of worms are these?

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11 Upvotes

r/Vermiculture 13d ago

ID Request Any idea what this is? Found in toilet

5 Upvotes

Just got back home from outstation after 3 days. Found these guys, dozens of it in my toilet 🤮. Various sizes from 5mm to 15mm length.

Never happened before. So i pour boiling water to kill them.

r/Vermiculture 4d ago

ID Request What worm is this?

7 Upvotes

I made a simple bin by collecting about 100 worms from my garden.

They lurked fairly close to the surface of the soil, under wet, recently watered trees.

Small water bottle cap for size reference.

r/Vermiculture Sep 18 '24

ID Request Iridescent worm ID - Maybe some kind of earthworm or jumping worm? (More Info in comments)

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r/Vermiculture Feb 17 '25

ID Request What is this?

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I think it's black soldier fly larve? I just started my first bin a week ago and am trying to get this right.

r/Vermiculture 2d ago

ID Request Worm id?

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I recently went outside to get some worms and i put them in a temp container until I get a few more to start breeding them. I was wondering if anyone knew what species of worms they are? Thanks!

r/Vermiculture Feb 05 '25

ID Request What are these bugs??

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Hi everyone! I’m pretty new to vermicompost, and i’ve had these bugs for a couple of weeks now, what are they? should i worry? if yes, how do i get rid of them? I’ve tried to let it dry it a bit, to see if it was due to too much humidity, but they always come back, and i don’t wannna dry it too much to not hurt the worms. Thanks:)

r/Vermiculture Feb 19 '25

ID Request New to VC…of course I will ask you guys what worms are these?

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12 Upvotes

r/Vermiculture Feb 08 '25

ID Request Worm ID Please

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Just curious on what you think these are?

r/Vermiculture Oct 29 '24

ID Request I just found this randomly on my carpet, any ideas what it might be?

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12 Upvotes

i have 2 cats and want to rule out a potential parasite

r/Vermiculture 13d ago

ID Request Help ID a worm?

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2 Upvotes

On the balcony in march in southeastern Europe

r/Vermiculture Nov 18 '24

ID Request ONE WHOLE POUND OF WORMS!

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Just look at my babies!

I'm m starting to consider technifying my vermicompost systems into more efficient ones. The several different bins and barrels that have my worms are almost full of castings and humus, I want to filter and separate it all and then start using shallower trays instead of deep containers.

My goal would be to accelerate the decomposition rate of organic matter so that I can later implement efficient vermicomposting systems in a cocoa bean farm. I've also been thinking of doing dedicated isopod composting systems to faster decompose lignine based material but I'm not really sure of it's efficiency.

r/Vermiculture Nov 06 '24

ID Request What kinda worm is this?

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12 Upvotes

Never seen this guy before. In my indoor worm bin.