What happens to earth worms in the winter?
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They just burrow deeper than where the earth is frozen, or the freeze line.
158716
Depends what kind of animals! Some eat other animals.  Some forage under the snow for food.  Some eat tree bark, etc.  Some get fed by humans.
156358
Snow is frozen/crystalized rain.  When the rain drop leaves the cloud, it will freeze as it descends to earth.  This frozen rain drop is what we call snow.
915703
They dont!! Sorry to say it but that's why you see some animals dead :(.\nHoweverm they do know winter's comming up...it  kinna get cooler
465685
You need to find some earth worms..from somewhere.  Clear out a very cool dry earthy place in your yard where there is a lot of dirt.  Place the worms in the dirt(place plastic under the bottom layer so they can't escape) They will reproduce pretty rapidly...make sure to cover the dirt with leaves or an old blanket and keep it wet! Used to do this all the time with my Uncle before we went fishing.
411668
get yourself a bio-cycle system or a worm pit. serious, they have them in oz. it's a pit of worms that processes all of the junk (food, faeces) and puts the left over clean fluid under the garden beds. the ultimate  compost heap
802999
I hear that we are going to have an El Nino winter, which means in the states we will have a mild winter....hopefully this is true because I live in Michigan, and we get a lot of snow normally.  The flip side of this is ice storms, which can be worse than snow.
908147
They take a break in winter.Some kind of hibernates,by going into the larval stage(this,I saw in discovery channel),while others gather at a tree and try to survive in the cold by staying close together for warmth(this I got from  http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/July2000/default.htm  )
530798
all the heat from the sun's rays will stay trapped in the earth and it will get hotter, the polar ice caps will melt and we will all be flooded, which in turn will cool us down form the heat, but if u can't swim you're screwed.\nstop pollution and start recycling now!!!
532264
Yes, there is a kind of black earthworm. Fish likes them better than normal ones, so some of the experienced fishermen prefer to use this kind of earthworms. But these worms smells very bad.
749215
Hopefully a cold one. I think with the hot summer and the unnaturally mild autumn we have had we are due another cold winter.\n\nMild winters are not healthy, cold winters kill all the germs.
703944
Well they dont hibernate or go into torpor like ground squirrels or bears do. They have peiods, sometimes lasting several days with reduced activity, but they will emerge on the warmer days and forage for food. They remain opportunistic during the wionter months as well, if the oportunity for food presents itself, they happily respond!
138108
Yes.  Haven't you noticed there are less flies in winter?  Mosquitoes lava needs water to develop so you get tons of mozzies after a good rain.  Bettles live in the ground until summer brings them up to the surface.  Its all about the seasons, insect life cycles and food availability.\n\nGood luck with you assignment.
740650
Depends where you are.  Here it will probably be really cold again.. minus 17 Celsius last year. Brrrrrrrr!
163415
If by "red worms" you mean earthworms of the species Eisenia foetida (commonly used for composting), they mostly eat any plant or animal particulate matter that is small enough to enter their mouths; other species (including another common earthworm of genus Lumbricus) can use their sucker-like mouth to ingest relatively large pieces of food. They also ingest live microorganisms along with the detritus. \nEarthworms are part of the soil mesofauna, and usually they don't feed on whole plant parts (such as leaves) but rather on small pieces of particulate matter that have already been generated by other animals of the macro- and mesofauna, especially plant residues (coffee grounds and tea leaves included). They ingest these along with soil inorganic particles (that's why they are important for mixing and carrying organic matter into deeper soil layers).
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There is a much safer way.  Get several burlap sacks (try the feed stores) and spread them out on the ground.  Soak them good with water and let them set overnight.  In the early morning lift up the burlap bags and pick up all the worms right on top of the ground.
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the excretory organs of earthworm