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Post by Pat on Nov 6, 2015 22:37:21 GMT -5
SAVE THE EARTHWORMS!
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for earthworms.
These predators must go!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 7, 2015 7:35:17 GMT -5
why does this thread remind me of the "Tremors" movies? good luck on figuring out a plan to eliminate them Jean. keep us posted.. we have giant invasive slugs here, invasive Chinese trapdoor snails, as well as a couple of other terrestrial snails. Now i wonder if I should worry about these too?
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Post by rockpickerforever on Nov 7, 2015 10:25:56 GMT -5
why does this thread remind me of the "Tremors" movies? good luck on figuring out a plan to eliminate them Jean. keep us posted.. we have giant invasive slugs here, invasive Chinese trapdoor snails, as well as a couple of other terrestrial snails. Now i wonder if I should worry about these too? Nothing to worry about, I'm sure. Snowmom, being that they are from warmer climes, I don't think they would survive your cold winters. (I know I wouldn't, lol!) SAVE THE EARTHWORMS! I've always had a soft spot in my heart for earthworms. These predators must go! Pat, any thoughts on how to accomplish that? I like my earthworms, too! After not seeing them here for a year, I thought the few that came in had not gotten established. Wrong!
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Post by Pat on Nov 7, 2015 10:43:13 GMT -5
rockpickerforever, I was just looking up what eats the planetarium. Answers I saw were: balsamic vinegar sprayed on them salt salamanders eat them! We see salamanders occasionally in our backyard. I'd like to encourage them. Hard to do with a cat. I'd like some kind of bait, so I don't have to spot them in order to do them in. Have never seen one, however. Will keep looking.
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Post by 1dave on Nov 7, 2015 13:08:58 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 22, 2016 17:16:15 GMT -5
MORE NEW CONTENT
The saga continues...
Well, looks like the ones found in my yard in Oct 2014 have gained a foothold here. I found a few last November (2015), now I have found more. If they would just eat the slugs in my yard and leave the earthworms alone, I could tolerate them. But I don't think that would be the case.
They are different, to say the least. It's just hard to get over that head, which can change shape. It is really cool to watch them move. Here is one I found just this morning, on the walkway in the yard. Phone is about 3.5 inches long
Amazingly, this one was not slimy at all. I had thought that was a prerequisite. No slime trail whatsoever.
One of the smaller ones from a week ago
In addition to the two above, I had found some smaller youngsters after it rained. While they had the beginnings of a stripe, they were much darker in color, and did not have the "hammerhead." They look more like liver flukes. But I'm sure they are the same. Definitely not earthworms.
Can you say small?
I'd like to think I got them all, but then, I thought that the last time. You can bet that I do double takes when I see anything remotely resembling them. I rounded these all up, and they are in a container full of dirt and wet leaves. Will be interesting to see the progression into hammerheads!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 16:04:51 GMT -5
Established.
You have all stages of life. They are reproducing. Party is over.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2016 16:07:29 GMT -5
Established. You have all stages of life. They are reproducing. Party is over. Don't worry. No predator eats all the prey. Nature finds balance.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 26, 2016 12:03:42 GMT -5
Established. You have all stages of life. They are reproducing. Party is over. Don't worry. No predator eats all the prey. Nature finds balance.
Like a successful parasite doesn't kill its host?
Still want some of them?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 14:09:50 GMT -5
More like:
Despite thenumber of snakes in the fields of ring valley, there are still rodent populations.
Parasites that kills the host do so when they reproduce. The intermediate form needs no host but comes back to another host to reproduce. Its the difference between species and specimens.
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