Compost Worm - Eisenia 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.
Identification difficulty
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.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in England and Wales.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham CalowSapcote04 April 2014note the pale saddle
Barbara CooperLong Clawson13 June 2014in compost bin, with pale saddle
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