Comments on: 50 Cocoon Challenge – Update #2

By: Al Wright

Al Wright — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:25:11 +0000

OK, I got up close and personal with my early bin and took as close a picture as I could. I uploaded it to http://www.wormiculture.com/images/62609a.jpg for other opinions. It’s a VERY large picture to show detail, so be forewarned. I marked the areas in question. Use the grain of rice as a measurement comparison. The rice was added to two bins as another “experiment”. It’s dry and uncooked, and I’m hoping that it will soften and expand into food after a while. With the recent rains, everything is very wet.

By: Bentley

Bentley — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:54:34 +0000

Hi Al,
Are these small worms translucent or are they really white? If you look just right of the worm in the pic above you can see what I THINK might be a hatchling worm. It looks a little like a fungus gnat larvae as well, but seems a tad long and I can’t spot the tiny black head.

By: Al Wright

Al Wright — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:02:27 +0000

Hey Bentley,
It looks like another successful experiment. I have a question though. I see many baby worms in my bins too, many around an inch in length and those are obviously juvenile reds. My question is, do you have any close up pics of the REALLY small ones? I see some tiny (12 mm or half inch) ones but I’m still not sure if they’re reds or not. Some sites say they are born pink, but these look like white beard hairs. Since I don’t see any longer white worms, I’m hoping that they’re newborns that just haven’t got any thickness yet to show color. I have plenty of mites and they don’t hurt anything, but what is your take?