First Worm Movie

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Comment by Eve on October 4, 2009 at 4:18pm

Thank you, Ben. I think it would be amazing too. But so far i haven't been lucky enough to catch a hatching.

Comment by Ben on October 4, 2009 at 1:53pm

I think that was awesome with the equipment you have! The music is very appropriate. The worms moving inside the egg case was amazing. It would be cool if you could catch them emerging from the egg case.

Comment by Susan Bolman on August 9, 2009 at 11:46pm

They're mites. They're part of a normal bin system. If they have a population explosion, your ben may be too wet, but there's no harm in them. They're part of the vermicomposting system. If there was a way to keep them out, your food wouldn't compost as quickly. They're about the size of the end of a pencil lead.

Comment by Jake Martin on August 9, 2009 at 10:55pm

What are the brown lady bug looking things? I think i have some of those in mine. Nice video by the way.

Comment by Stephen Sibley on March 23, 2009 at 5:16pm

OMG, this is ABSOLUTELY amazing! Mad props to you for doing this!!!

Comment by Gingerbread Person on January 9, 2009 at 12:58pm

I see 'springtail' pop up now and then when reading on worming, and now I finally know how they look like!
Thanks for the info, Eve. :)

Comment by Eve on January 9, 2009 at 6:40am

The white bugs are Springtails they come in other colors too.

Comment by Gingerbread Person on January 8, 2009 at 12:08pm

Kinda like Simcity, but without the fires and the UFO scenarios ;D
Seriously though, this was very educational and interesting... that bit with the worm egg was amazing! I have a lot of those mites living in my urn as well, but I've never seen any of those white tube guys scurrying about. Hmm...

Comment by Eve on December 31, 2008 at 5:21pm

It comes with little containers that i put a bit of compost into. You can also make slides but that would kill the specimens. I wanted to see them move about.

Comment by Gaia Steward on December 31, 2008 at 7:56am

Thanks for sharing the specifics, Eve -- it's *really* helpful, and I'll find out whether Digital Blue makes a compatible USB scope for Apple machines. Did you have to hold the microscope over your bin or did you mount it somehow?

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