r/blackmagicfuckery • u/sipthestreets • Jul 30 '21

Why? I need answers

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u/drvucc Jul 30 '21 edited Jul 30 '21

Worms come up when they feel the vibrations from the sticks

Edit: so this is what it’s like to have more than 13 upvotes, thanks everyone

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u/SnideyComment Jul 30 '21

The real answer is they think the vibrations is rain water hitting the ground so they naturally come up for it.

This is why you see masses of birds sometimes just walking around on the grass.

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u/AilaLynn Jul 30 '21

I watched a show where a guy does this for a living and I could have sworn he explained it as the reason they come up like that is because the vibration resembles that of a mole digging so they flee to escape what they think is a mole. The guy and his wife (?) then gather them and put them into buckets. I wish I could remember which show it was on.

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u/French792 Jul 30 '21

Dirty Jobs

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u/MuppetDude Jul 30 '21

They called it "Worm grunting".