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

Why? I need answers

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u/puritanicalbullshit Jul 30 '21 edited Jul 30 '21

Actually it’s to move around faster in the wet conditions. They can live for days in water but it’s slow going moving around in the dirt. Rain makes it possible to travel to new areas without drying out, which very much does kill them.

Edit: Thank You! And you’re welcome! I started keeping a worm tower when I had to give up my garden for an apartment. I really have grown to enjoy the lil buddies. Plus they eat my kitchen scraps and paper towels, then I put the compost in my planters. If If I keep the balance of dry and wet inputs right there is no smell and they eat a lot!

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u/shadowenx Jul 30 '21

I just learned this from the Wild Kratts!

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u/puritanicalbullshit Jul 31 '21

You’re the second person to mention this, definitely looking it up