Some of the food is passed into the bloodstream for use by the earthworm, and the rest passes out the anus as castings (worm poop). Here’s how to compost (with worms) at home.

The most common earthworms that live in leaf litter, on forest floors or in the top layers of soil are called Dendrobaena octaedra.They eat plant debris, and their poop, also known as casts, is ...

And initial costs can add up. In the U.S., a pound of worms — that's about 1,000 of them — can cost $25. Depending on the size of the farm, 100 pounds of worms or more may be needed at the outset.

The little balls, or aggregates, left behind by the Asian earthworms are essentially worm feces, and they are a target of Wempner's research. "A lot of soil I look at is worm poop," she said.

Earthworms help soil become healthy and healthy soils are good habitats for earthworms — so the process is cyclical. “It's a bit like the egg and the chicken,” Butt adds. Plus, earthworm castings are ...

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Quantum nanobiotechnologists at King's College in London have successfully harvested quantum dots from earthworm poop. These dots are biocompatible and readily absorbed by cancer cells, and could ...

These earthworm casts are a mixture of soil and organic residues that all earthworm species poop out or egest onto the soil surface. The white object is a toonie, to give an idea of the cast size.