Red worms also known as: red wigglers, tiger worms, manure worms, red Californian earthworms, composting worms, and the trout worms. They don’t have teeth and have tiny mouths. These hardy composters are easy to care for, reproduce quickly, tolerate a wide range of temperatures, and of course can eat huge amounts of organic waste. They eat vegetable waste, fruit waste, molds, fungi, eggshells, coffee grounds, cardboard, tree leaves, garden waste, starches, and commercial worm food. Mature breeding worms are easily identified by their clitellum, the swollen band located near the head. That is why some worm farmers call mature red wigglers "bandling worms." Dead red worms also decompose quickly because most are made up of 75-90% of water. Red worms are hermaphrodites, meaning each one has female and male organs. However red worms still need to join to breed. In this experiment, the hypothesis was that the group closest to the light would have an increased weight because they have access to more nutrients and energy from sunlight. …show more content…
They are the most widespread worm used for composting all over the world. This species of worm is extremely photosensitive, which means they do not like to be in the light, so therefore they work extremely well in dark areas. They can also east about half of their body weight in food in the matter of a day. Red wigglers also like to live in consistent temperatures between 15-25°C which is between 59-77°F. If they are kept in good, stable conditions they will breed very well and their population could double in about 2-3 months. Just like butterflies, Red Wigglers lay cocoons almost every 2 weeks and the cocoons will take on average 3 weeks to hatch. In each cocoon, there is usually about 3-7 worms that will be expected to