A stupid something

[openspaceman]

9 hours ago, Mark J said:

My bitter half

You have one too!

[Conor Wright]

Could be brandling worms. They live above the soil level and are one of the top composters.

[Conor Wright]

Still doesn't explain how they sneaked past you to get to the log pile!

[gobbypunk]

But how do they get under logs sat on concrete 

[difflock]

A Covert Ops remit presumably!

[Conor Wright]

But how do they get under logs sat on concrete 

It's obvious, they worm their way in..

I'm sorry. I cant help myself.

Might seem a tight squeeze to us, but ridges in the concrete and bark, sawchip etc on the logs leaves gaps enough for them to fit, I guess.

[gobbypunk]

Yes but have you ever seen gangs of bright red worms , worming their way across your yard , I know it’s bloody stupid but it’s been bugging me for yrs How do the little buggers get there

[openspaceman]

52 minutes ago, gobbypunk said:

I know it’s bloody stupid

It's not at all stupid and I'm waiting with bated breath for a sensible answer.

 

One of my worries about isolated meta populations of invertebrates and reptiles (lizards, snakes and amphibians) is how they can migrate with our present levels of traffic. Our local NNR is bisected by a motorway and there is only a bridleway tunnel that joins the two halves without  using a  pair of major road bridges. It's always amazed me why green bridges were not part of the original design, especially as this year so far 36ha have burned wiping out numbers of herps and sterilising their habitat.

[difflock]

herps?

Sounds like the sterilising fire was probably a good thing!

[Stubby]

They go at night helped by the dew .