Compost Worm - Eisenia veneta
Alternative names
Dendrobaena veneta
Description
Typical size of adult is 7cm. The whole body is stripy on its upper surface when moving. The upper surface has dark red bands, with a pale pink or yellowish band in between. The saddle is usually paler than the rest of the body.
Similar Species
Eisenia fetida is also striped but has a red-brown clitellum, the same as the main body colour.
Identification difficulty

Recording advice
A photo is required showing the striped body and the clitellum.
Habitat
Usually found in garden compost but can also occur in wet, decaying leaf litter, under damp bark and in organic-rich soils and manure heaps.
When to see it
All year round.
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