Amazing & Weird Worm Facts
Super Composting Red Wigglers . . .
. . . consume their own weight each day in raw organic matter
. . . feed on dead plants and animals and are commonly found in leaf litter, manure piles, or local bait shops
. . . 2 to 4 inches in length and red in color (of course!)
. . . lay 2 to 4 light-colored cocoons per week that each hatch 2 to 3 baby worms after about 3 weeks
. . . live for about one year (which is why they have lots of baby wormlettes)
. . . take only 6 weeks to grow from hatchling to reproducing adult
. . . have five hearts (all the better to love you with) |
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Wormplication:
If you start with 1000 worms . . .
And they each lay 4 cocoons per week . . .
And 3 worms hatch from each cocoon . . .
Then you will have ________________ worms per week? (answers below*)
And in a month, you will have ____________ worms!
* 12,000 per week, 48,000 per month. And 6 weeks later, that first 12,000 worms will be breeding, too! |
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