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Kōrero: Earthworms

Tiger worms

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Tiger worms

The most common earthworm in compost bins is the tiger worm (Eisenia foetida), which has alternating red and yellow bands along its body. It can eat its body weight in food each day.

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by Peter E. Smith

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Gregor Yeates, Earthworms – Benefits for pasture and compost, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15508/tiger-worms (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gregor Yeates, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.