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yes the Eisenia Fetida (red worm) or the Lumbricus rubellus (red earthworm)
No. They're not even the same genus. The worms share a similar function for composting, but they're two completely different animals.
AnnelidAnswerThere are many species Earthworm. Examples are: Eisenia andrei, Eisenia fetida, Lumbricus terrestris. Earthworms belong in the Class Oligochaeta in the Phylum Annelida.
Eisenia fetida was created in 1826.
AnnelidAnswerThere are many species Earthworm. Examples are: Eisenia andrei, Eisenia fetida, Lumbricus terrestris. Earthworms belong in the Class Oligochaeta in the Phylum Annelida.
There are many species of Earthworm.Examples are: Lumbricus terrestris, Eisenia fetida, Eisenia andrei
The two, red wiggler worms and red earthworms are related however they aren't the same animal. The red wiggler worm or eisenia fetida is of the same family, lumbricidae as the red worm or lumbricus rubellus, however they are of different genera.
Eisenia andrei, Eisenia fetida, Dendrobaena venta and Lumbricus rubellus are the four common species of compost worms. They have the respective common names of red tiger worms, of brandling or manure or tiger worms, of blue noses, and of blood or red worms or red wigglers. They operate best in temperature ranges of 64.4 to 73.4 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 23 degrees Celsius).
Eisenia fetida
Six can be considered the number of species of compost worms even though only three tend to predominate. The most effective and popular of the composting-friendly annelids range from Dendrobaena venta (blue noses) to Eisenia andrei (red tigers), Eisenia fetida (brandling, manure or tiger worms), and Lumbricus rubellus (bloodworms, red wigglers, redworms). The complete list also will include Amynthas gracilis(Alabama jumpers), Aporrectodea caliginosa (common pasture earthworms), Lumbricus terrestris (common night crawlers, dew-worms) and Perionyx excavatus (blue worms).
The only native earthworms in Illinois are red worm Eisenia fetida and the nightcrawler Lumbricus terrestris. Other earthworms have come from Europe in soil samples, food supplies, other ship cargo.
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