Identifying Red Wrigglers?

[RedSidedSPR]

Crap, i just caught tons of worms, many of them pale and small. I thought those were the ones Steve likes, but now i'm looking at them and i'm thinking they're not.. i'm thinking the may be (cue the evil music) RED WRIGGLERS (sorry)

Anyway, how do i tell the difference? I thought i knew, but...

[guidofatherof5]

Can you post a photo of the worms in questions?

[RdubSnider]

I always go off of that nasty smell they have after being handled. I'm sure there's a more sure bet way of identifying them though

[RedSidedSPR]

Argh... no. I need to be home. I'm up in VA, this is not my CPU...

Actually I may be able too.. i'll work on it. BUT it'll have to be taken with my iPod touch... not gonna be all that clear. Will you be able to recognize it?

[RedSidedSPR]

I always go off of that nasty smell they have after being handled. I'm sure there's a more sure bet way of identifying them though

I didn't smell anything through all the dirt and berries What kind of smell? Kind of musky?

[RdubSnider]

Hard to explain but to me its Just a fowl smell. Not unbearable Just nasty

[RedSidedSPR]

ok.. thanks.

Working on pics. They're uploading. They're not all that great, i don't have access to a camera at the moment. Not for a few days. (i have the camera, just can't put them on cpu)

[RedSidedSPR]

Here ya go. Sorry bad quality. Although they're a lot better than i thought.

[RedSidedSPR]

They have those horizontal stripey things, like red wrigglers, but so do all worms. I just can't tell. But they don't look normal

[ConcinusMan]

Those photos ^^^are earthworms (non-night crawler). Those are fine snake food found in rich dirt.

They have those horizontal stripey things, like red wrigglers, but so do all worms.

Not really. Red wigglers look so much different, if you saw them, you wouldn't say they look anything like other worms. They are blood red and the stripes are very dark and distinct. They are also very thread-thin.

Red wigglers live in nasty rotting compost for the most part, where other worms can't live. They smell like rotten dead worms and put off a sticky, thick, yellowish slime. These can kill young garters, or make any garter very ill.