A stupid something

[Conor Wright]

Eggs. The adult brandling is a very prolific egg producer, each egg cluster can have up to 20 worms hatch and with 3 to 4 clusters a week and a very short period between hatchlings emerging and being able to reproduce (4 to 6 weeks if memory serves me correctly, slower in winter) it's not a surprise they are so widespread. 

Your logs hit the ground, an egg cluster sticks to the log, or a bit of chip, or your shoe, you bring that back to your yard and given the right conditions you will have a colony of worms in a matter of a few weeks. 

Their eggs can survive low temperatures and dry spells (to an extent) and hatch when conditions are more suitable.

 

[peatff]

I have 3 round of tree trunk stacked on top of each other to split wood on. If I lift the top piece there are always worms between them. I clear them out and put them in the compost bin yet they will be there again next time. 

[Stubby]

6 hours ago, peatff said:

I have 3 round of tree trunk stacked on top of each other to split wood on. If I lift the top piece there are always worms between them. I clear them out and put them in the compost bin yet they will be there again next time. 

Ground Hog Day . ?

[Ratman]

Ground Hog Day . [emoji846]

[spudulike]

 

Don't think it was about worms though