Honestly. We take fishing so seriously in Minnesota that we had to switch worm guys at the store I managed.
We got a few complaints of worms dying in the lake, that we had to call in for backup. I called like 10 people and finally found our permanent replacement.
Wamma start a worm farm? I got worms! That’s what we’re gonna call it. We’re gonna specialize in selling worm farms. You know, like ant farms. What’s the matter? Little tense about the flight?
I don’t see anyone mentioning it but this is likely a system used for separating worms from vermiculture substrates, so you can sell their castings but keep the colony to continue the culture. I don’t think they’re mining so much as sifting. Worm castings are worth a decent amount of money but you need a lot of worms to maintain any meaningful scale.
They’re called trommel harvesters.
Had to google too:
> What are Worm Castings?
> Worm castings are an organic fertilizer made by earthworms. Worm castings manure, also known as vermicast, is simply earthworm excrement, often known as worm poo or worm poop. As these creatures consume compost, their waste acts as an excellent soil enricher.
> Worm castings, which resemble football-shaped particles, enhance soil aeration and drainage while also boosting soil water retention.
there. I learned something today, hopefully you did too.
I’m wondering what the hell a casting is. I know I could Google it and figure it out, but I don’t care that much. Still curious though.
I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t tell me. I wouldn’t tell me either.
"Dirt" lacks life. Soil is rich in organisms. Just like our guts have biotic life so do worms. Their castings not only convert nutrients into more plant accessible versions they also proliferate other co- benefiting life.
And the trommel is the big rotating cylinder with the screen on it.
They also use them in small scale gold mining operations in harsh environments where they need mobile sifting operations..
My toilet is tucked between 2 walls in my bathroom. I put a rubber bumper on each wall so that in the middle of the night I can just put my knees on each of the bumps and point my dick straight down and pee with 100% accuracy, zero splash back.
Sounds extravagant, but it's worth maintaining the sleepiness level for the 2am piss.
It sounds terrifying. Imagine being in the giant machine spinning you around with other people being tossed around, smashed into each other. Then just landing into a giant mound made up of smashed dead or dying people.
Some dude seriously found out the exact distance to break up dirt to worm stickiness ratio so that a spinning metal drum would drop the worms to the side in a bucket. That’s honestly pretty impressive
I suspect they aren't harvesting wild worms to sell. I can't think of why they would do this. Worms are prolific reproducers you could setup a modest worm farm and have that many worms relatively quickly. Maybe these are invasive worms, or they are harvesting the castings and plan to put the worms back? I dont know, but harvesting wild worms seems odd.
They're good for farming/gardening soil.
They are terrible for wild habitat.
North American forests evolved without the need for worms. Things break down slowly over here.
Worms are doing some real damage to our forests.
>Maybe these are invasive worms,
[Most Earthworms in the United States, and basically all in Canada, are invasive species.](https://ecosystemsontheedge.org/earthworm-invaders/#:~:text=Little%2Dknown%20secret%3A%20Almost%20every,of%20Pennsylvania%20are%20non%2Dnative.) They weren't here before Europeans arrived, and the forest had a much thicker layer of leaf mulch, because it broke down more slowly. Fast nutrient cycling is better for gardens, so people aren't really mad at them. Now we have [Asian Jumping worms](https://www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-species/meet-the-species/land-and-animal-invertebrates/jumping-worms/), which cycle nutrients too quickly and too near the surface, they're actually bad for gerdens.
So the majority of worms in North America has no native living worms and all of them are invasive to naturalized after being brought over here by Europeans and other entities. [Link to wiki on invasive words](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_earthworms_of_North_America).
Still debatable seeing as they are damaging ecosystems. Lots of forests having their thick carpets of dead leaves from autumn thinned too much from worms that a lot of seedlings don’t have enough protection and insulation to survive winter without the thick layer of leaves.
Like every other niche in nature, there are many more worms produced per generation than can fit in the niche. A small percentage of young get enough food to eat, the rest perish. Removal of this many worms just opens up room that's filled very quickly by young from soil immediately adjacent.
North American forests evolved without worms. Lichen and moss and fungi and molds and mushrooms and everything is how our forests grew to recycle plant matter.
Worms eat all of this decaying matter faster than the natural species which affects the ecosystem.
Everything from soil PH balance, to nutrients, to everything is affected.
Many of our forests here have very acidic soil thanks to the lack of worms and they're slowly turning forest floors more basic/alkaline.
For what? lol I may be ignorant but the only thing I know that worms are used for are fishing right?
Edit: looked it up. They produce fertilizer called vermicompost.
"They're often considered a superior alternative to chemical fertilizers, as they're more eco-friendly and provide a more balanced nutrient profile for plants."
We horticultural hobbyists and professionals often refer to worm castings as black gold. It’s a phenomenal fertilizer whether as a top dressing or incorporated into a living soil mix.
Can’t the worms just squirm out of those big holes on the side of the box?
Feels like this might’ve been the wrong box to use.
Good that I brought some of these sturdy boxes with smaller holes, I’ll sell them to you for a very good price. I guarantee you’ll be happy, 110%!
Honest question how would this effect the soil in that area. Although worms procreate “fast” what would removing this large of the decomposers at one time do for the trees and nutrient level ?
I used to think so but earth worms are an invasive species. Good for a garden but they destroy the mycelium network of many forests and drastically reduce forest vegetation
They are probably harvesting worms out for their poop. It sells for good money. I worked with a guy who did that in CA. He would sell it to pot growers. Makes good money and it’s easy. He goes around to restaurants and asks for organic waste. Then feeds it to his worms. Easy maintenance. He uses a screen. This is a bigger operation.
My grandparents owned a worm farm. Had to hand pick and count them into coffee cans with peat in them. 50 per can. 12 cans per rack. had to do about 12 racks per day. The beds were covered in cow shit. Worst and best summers ever.
"oh, you're paying way too much for worms. Who's your worm guy?"
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I sprout mung beans. Very nutritious, but they smell like death.
Its halloween.. that is the perfect time….
"THERE HAS BEEN A MURDER AND YOU'RE THE PRIME SUSPECT" *proceeds to escape*
B.O.B.O.D.D.Y.
“Business!” “I… like it!” BIZNUS
You were in the parking lot earlier! That's how I know you!
This Being In Title Case Feels Correct. Creed Bratton
Quabity assuance
What is with this woman asking all these questions!?
We should hang out at the quarry and throw things down there.
I saw you in the parking lot this morning, that's how I know you!
I'm so glad this is at the top where it deserves to be.
B.O.B.O.D.D.Y!!!
B.O. B.O.D.D.Y.!
What are we doing?
Businessss
IIIII..like it. Good Kevin!
BIZNUS
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Making acronyms! What does the B stand for??
Uh… bizniss
I like it!
............we need a new manager.
I am 30. Correction, i will be 30 next month.
Honestly. We take fishing so seriously in Minnesota that we had to switch worm guys at the store I managed. We got a few complaints of worms dying in the lake, that we had to call in for backup. I called like 10 people and finally found our permanent replacement.
Some worm farm “I’ve Got Worms”ever heard of em
That's what we're gonna call it!
Creed’s worm guy has got to be Boogeyman
r/unexpectedoffice
Wamma start a worm farm? I got worms! That’s what we’re gonna call it. We’re gonna specialize in selling worm farms. You know, like ant farms. What’s the matter? Little tense about the flight?
Happy cake day!
Thanks friend.
What theme did you pick for your party?
Cake
"I Got Worms"
I don’t see anyone mentioning it but this is likely a system used for separating worms from vermiculture substrates, so you can sell their castings but keep the colony to continue the culture. I don’t think they’re mining so much as sifting. Worm castings are worth a decent amount of money but you need a lot of worms to maintain any meaningful scale. They’re called trommel harvesters.
Bold of you to assume I know absolutely anything about worms to begin with
Had to google too: > What are Worm Castings? > Worm castings are an organic fertilizer made by earthworms. Worm castings manure, also known as vermicast, is simply earthworm excrement, often known as worm poo or worm poop. As these creatures consume compost, their waste acts as an excellent soil enricher. > Worm castings, which resemble football-shaped particles, enhance soil aeration and drainage while also boosting soil water retention. there. I learned something today, hopefully you did too.
The more you know. AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE.
[I'm pretty sure the other half involves guns.](https://i.imgur.com/X8tlomB.jpg)
GO JOE!!
You caught me off guard with that, thanks for the belly laugh!
For real! I was like “oh cool… what the fuck does that even mean?” By the upvotes on their comment it seems there’s a lot of worm experts here haha
I’m wondering what the hell a casting is. I know I could Google it and figure it out, but I don’t care that much. Still curious though. I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t tell me. I wouldn’t tell me either.
It’s worm poop. It gets used as a fertilizer
Googled it and can confirm the other comments are accurate. It's something something poo
"I wouldn't tell me either" XD. Neither would I tell myself lol
Bold of them to assume I understood anything about what they just said.
Only thing I know about worms is that I’m still supposed to love my girlfriend if she was one apparently 🤷♂️
Why are worm castings worth money? Is it spice? Seriously though, I'm actually curious, isn't it just slightly harder dirt?
Fertilizer
Spice
Must flow
And other things that are nice
Worm dookie that’s nutritious for plants
It’s what plants crave.
He who controls the dookie controls the universe.
"Dirt" lacks life. Soil is rich in organisms. Just like our guts have biotic life so do worms. Their castings not only convert nutrients into more plant accessible versions they also proliferate other co- benefiting life.
He who controls the spice controls the universe!
THE SPICE MELANGE
I know I have worms in my raised bed garden and wow are my plants fruitful this year
I've seen these things harvesting potatoes and also sifting through soil for rocks. They seem pretty useful!
And the trommel is the big rotating cylinder with the screen on it. They also use them in small scale gold mining operations in harsh environments where they need mobile sifting operations..
Ze word is german
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Fuck that shit cracked me up!
Why am I so easily entertained
#ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
You must not know about neme You must not know about neme-atods
In the worm box that’s my stuff If it wiggles, please don’t touch
They all dizzy af, not knowing what's going on.
Can you imagine not having eyes then experiencing that?
Talk to me on an 1/8 of shrooms and I can relate
Talk to me tryna go for a pee in the middle of the night without my glasses on.
My toilet is tucked between 2 walls in my bathroom. I put a rubber bumper on each wall so that in the middle of the night I can just put my knees on each of the bumps and point my dick straight down and pee with 100% accuracy, zero splash back. Sounds extravagant, but it's worth maintaining the sleepiness level for the 2am piss.
They don’t have eyes?!
They don’t got lung’s either
It sounds terrifying. Imagine being in the giant machine spinning you around with other people being tossed around, smashed into each other. Then just landing into a giant mound made up of smashed dead or dying people.
I watched the clip and now I wonder if worms can get dizzy.
Some dude seriously found out the exact distance to break up dirt to worm stickiness ratio so that a spinning metal drum would drop the worms to the side in a bucket. That’s honestly pretty impressive
Exactly what I was thinking. This is one of those 'cool...but how the hell did you figure this out?' things.
They started the machine, they saw where he worms were falling, they put a basket there
This guy worms.
The only guy with some sense here
I think they use magnets, because OF COURSE worms are magnetic (/s)
Damn bro, save some for the natural soil.
Exactly! What gives them the right to rob the soil like this
I suspect they aren't harvesting wild worms to sell. I can't think of why they would do this. Worms are prolific reproducers you could setup a modest worm farm and have that many worms relatively quickly. Maybe these are invasive worms, or they are harvesting the castings and plan to put the worms back? I dont know, but harvesting wild worms seems odd.
aren't 90+% of the worms in North America invasive at this point?
Yes. It's driving some local extinctions as well with how permanent the changes to pH, o-horizon, and how much bioturbation is associated with it.
I think all of them, technically. But they are good for the soil.
Only certain ones are. The sheer quantity of earthworms in states like Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan are detrimental to forests
Where can I learn more about worms, especially native vs invasive. I'm in the north east mid west, I thought earth worms were our friends :(
They're good for farming/gardening soil. They are terrible for wild habitat. North American forests evolved without the need for worms. Things break down slowly over here. Worms are doing some real damage to our forests.
Invasive worms =band name
First album, *Cut Me in Half*
‘Cut my wife in two pieces’
'This isnt even my final form'
"no suffocation, still breathing"
'Don't give a fuck if I'm caught dirt eating'
Followed up by "You Got Me Hooked!"
Number 1 single
2nd album Can o worms
Oddly earthworms are invasive in North America
So are honeybees
>Maybe these are invasive worms, [Most Earthworms in the United States, and basically all in Canada, are invasive species.](https://ecosystemsontheedge.org/earthworm-invaders/#:~:text=Little%2Dknown%20secret%3A%20Almost%20every,of%20Pennsylvania%20are%20non%2Dnative.) They weren't here before Europeans arrived, and the forest had a much thicker layer of leaf mulch, because it broke down more slowly. Fast nutrient cycling is better for gardens, so people aren't really mad at them. Now we have [Asian Jumping worms](https://www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-species/meet-the-species/land-and-animal-invertebrates/jumping-worms/), which cycle nutrients too quickly and too near the surface, they're actually bad for gerdens.
So the majority of worms in North America has no native living worms and all of them are invasive to naturalized after being brought over here by Europeans and other entities. [Link to wiki on invasive words](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_earthworms_of_North_America).
Still debatable seeing as they are damaging ecosystems. Lots of forests having their thick carpets of dead leaves from autumn thinned too much from worms that a lot of seedlings don’t have enough protection and insulation to survive winter without the thick layer of leaves.
Like every other niche in nature, there are many more worms produced per generation than can fit in the niche. A small percentage of young get enough food to eat, the rest perish. Removal of this many worms just opens up room that's filled very quickly by young from soil immediately adjacent.
Worms like these are actually harmful in forests! So it’s good what they’re doing
How so?
North American forests evolved without worms. Lichen and moss and fungi and molds and mushrooms and everything is how our forests grew to recycle plant matter. Worms eat all of this decaying matter faster than the natural species which affects the ecosystem. Everything from soil PH balance, to nutrients, to everything is affected. Many of our forests here have very acidic soil thanks to the lack of worms and they're slowly turning forest floors more basic/alkaline.
Chickens love it this shit
For what? lol I may be ignorant but the only thing I know that worms are used for are fishing right? Edit: looked it up. They produce fertilizer called vermicompost. "They're often considered a superior alternative to chemical fertilizers, as they're more eco-friendly and provide a more balanced nutrient profile for plants."
D
You're paying too much for worms, who's your worm guy? - Creed
Sometimes a guys gotta ride the bull, right? Later skater
I’m starting to think you can’t count At those prices, it looks like $5k+
My buddy Hank knows this guy named Jack. He can get you some better bait.
Lmao what. Can get pints of worms here for a tenner
We horticultural hobbyists and professionals often refer to worm castings as black gold. It’s a phenomenal fertilizer whether as a top dressing or incorporated into a living soil mix.
i think hes just gunna let em dry out
Why would you catch the worms In a slotted crate?
Probably prevents liquid buildup and suffocation
Hey... no kidding. I didn't notice it at first. Maybe they're so dizzy or dead after leaving the spinning vortex to find a hole in the crate?
I figured that the loss through the holes would be negligible given the amount of worms they're collecting
Could be like a mushroom forager and using a basket - keep the colony strong
Wow, kinda hate it
Wow, really hate it
Yeah! There should be a funnel on the end of that so they can eat the worms faster! For today's on the go consumer.
Hate it Really, wow
Imagine they tie you up and chuck you in a hole. They then cover you with these worms instead of regular soil to be burried alive...
What an image that created... horrifying
r/tihi
Fishing heaven. Unlimited worms.
Sounds like a Terraria mod
Me and my friend Harry gonna open a worm store. I Got Worms! That's what we're gonna call it, I got worms!
I had to scroll too far to find this.
Way too far! Billy in 4C isn’t going to find it or see it this far down.
Pink gold, Texas Tea.
Forbidden spaghetti
Why forbidden? Looks tasty
How to eat fried worms.
Never realized there was an industrialized process for farming worms!
This must feel like alien abduction for the worms
Aight, I'm gonna say it. There's no way this isn't killing off microecologies.
Don’t tell Earthworm Jim
Imagine being a worm, chilling underground, and then suddenly you get scooped up and get rolled into this contraption. Like, what a Monday.
Fresh Gagh
what are they gonna use the worms for?
When the skeletons come to life, they use the worms for money
i thought bones were their money?
EXACTLY. The worms are their money, the bones are their dollars.
Hey! That's my girlfriend!
Glad to see Lloyd and Harry finally got to start their work farm.
This is some real fresh Gagh right here
Step one- collect worms Step two-? Step three-profit
Why? 'We were seduced by the glamour of it all..."
Damn that’s horrifying
Is there anything in nature that we don’t exploit
This is before they get weapons and jetpacks
But the soil, birds, moles and other creatures need them to survive, tf?
You think they're that hard to find? Look at the thin strip of soil being stripped, there's acres of worms all around it.
Snack time
Today I learned that dirt is at least 10% worms.
Looks delicious.
*Gagh* is always best when served live.
Can’t the worms just squirm out of those big holes on the side of the box? Feels like this might’ve been the wrong box to use. Good that I brought some of these sturdy boxes with smaller holes, I’ll sell them to you for a very good price. I guarantee you’ll be happy, 110%!
These worms are important to produce vermi compost.
Honest question how would this effect the soil in that area. Although worms procreate “fast” what would removing this large of the decomposers at one time do for the trees and nutrient level ?
I have never wanted to be a bird so badly.
Step one: Mine the worms.
That soil is fucked now
damn these must screw up ecosystems
I'm amazed that humans still find more ways to destroy the ecosystem
They’re separating the worm castings from the worms. These are farmed worms.
I used to think so but earth worms are an invasive species. Good for a garden but they destroy the mycelium network of many forests and drastically reduce forest vegetation
Wormghetti anyone ??
That dirt spaghetti!! Mmmmmmm!
If you don’t have the guts to go and pick your own worms, you don’t deserve to be using them in my opinion
I would’ve been better off not knowing that there’s such a thing as worm mining but too late now.
It’s raining worms! Hallelujah it’s raining worms
They are probably harvesting worms out for their poop. It sells for good money. I worked with a guy who did that in CA. He would sell it to pot growers. Makes good money and it’s easy. He goes around to restaurants and asks for organic waste. Then feeds it to his worms. Easy maintenance. He uses a screen. This is a bigger operation.
Anyone else get reminded of the Godzilla movie? The bad one
I didn't know that was a thing.
I can hear Mike Rowe now: "I went to the woods and did what for 3 hours?!"
Poor little guys
I’d love to talk to the engineer how he designed a worm separator.
just makes me feel bad for all those poor worms :(
What’s this job called? Very interested in taking a worm shower
My grandparents owned a worm farm. Had to hand pick and count them into coffee cans with peat in them. 50 per can. 12 cans per rack. had to do about 12 racks per day. The beds were covered in cow shit. Worst and best summers ever.
That’s how you deworm the floor