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What is the largest asexual animal?
Komodo dragon
Is a Komodo dragon asexual?
The Komodo dragon, which normally reproduces sexually, has also been found able to reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis.
How quickly do worms breed?
The breeding cycle is approximately 27 days from mating to laying eggs. Worms can double in population every 60 days.
Can you have too many earthworms in your garden?
The problem with excessive earthworm castings is that they are actually too full of nutrients. When there are too many earthworms in the soil that a lawn grows from, their castings will actually start to burn the lawn due to the overabundance of fertilizer.
Are earthworms a sign of good soil?
They improve soil structure, water movement, nutrient cycling and plant growth. They are not the only indicators of healthy soil systems, but their presence is usually an indicator of a healthy system.
Can you have too many worms in your compost?
A compost pile or bin that’s primarily run by worms can and does heat up sometimes, but generally vermicomposters are happy that the bins don’t heat up too much so that your worms don’t get killed off. If you really do have too many worms, you can divide them into two containers or piles and build your throughput.
Can I feed my worms every day?
Under ideal conditions, worms can eat their weight in scraps per day. So if you have 1 pound of worms, you can theoretically feed them 1 pounds of scraps. However, we recommend you play it safe by feeding an amount they can handle every 2 or 3 days.
Can I have too many worms in my worm farm?
The good news is that it is not really a big problem for your worms. Once they multiplied to a certain density inside any worm farm they will slow down their reproduction and maintain the population level inside their bin.
Are earthworms the same as red wigglers?
While all worms are sometimes referred to as earthworms, it’s usually the night crawlers we’re referring to as an earthworm. Redworms are usally called red wigglers, although, they too, are an earthworm technically. The redworms ingest food scraps and other organic waste at a rapid pace.
Will red wigglers eat earthworms?
Red wigglers differ from earthworms in their aggressiveness, though they eat as much as the earthworms do. Red wigglers take their food on the soil surface; earthworms do not.
Can I find red wigglers in my yard?
The two are commonly called red worms, red wigglers, or manure worms. These worms are widely available and easy to come by. Most purchase them from a vermi-supplier for composting or similar use, but you can also often find them in some bait shops and fishing stores.
