Worms

it depends what kind of beans they eat salty lima beans but not heinz baked beans

They have a bump for matting.

According to AKC (American Kennel Club) the earthworms be avoided b/c they may carry parasites like roundworms:

'While bacteria could cause stomach upset in your pet your biggest worry should be roundworms. The eggs of the roundworm (Toxocara larvae) can be left behind in soil by other dogs or wildlife and then ingested by the earthworms. Then once the earthworms are eaten by your dog, he runs the risk of getting the common parasite. Puppies are quite susceptible to getting roundworms, especially from their mothers. But adults can get them too. Check your dog's stool for spaghetti-shaped worms for the main telltale sign of roundworm infection. If your dog does get roundworms, don't despair, working with your vet on a de-worming protocol will usually take care of the problem.'

No. If your dog ate one, don't worry about it.

Amphibians like frogs and toads make the croak sound. There are no other animals that croak.

The call of a raven might be described by many people as a croak.

If leaches take too much of your blood, it is harmful.

No, Worms have tiny mouths and will take extremely small bits out of things like bacteria, fungi and protozoa. The love organic matter such as plants, fruit, compost heaps of cut grass, potato peelings and decaying animals. When the food is too large for their mouths they moisten it to make it soft and suck it in. Worms of course have no teeth and the "gizzard" does all the work. The grains of sand or soil will be ingested in with the food along with moisture (must like birds and chickens) and a grinding process occurs. When the food leaves the worm's gizzard is goes into the intestine and is dissolved and absorbed into the worm's blood which also keeps the worms moist and strong.

Added tips about worms: You cannot cut their head off or cut them in the middle and they will grow into two worms. Cutting of any vital organs will kill them. However, if you cut the tail off a worm (not advisable) then they will grow another one. Worms are essential in gardens because they keep the soil soft and full of nutrients which are good for your plants. When it rains hard worms will surface to the top of the soil and although just in theory it could be there are chemicals that go into the earth or there isn't enough oxygen so they surface.

Turpentine is distilled from pine trees. We think of turpentine as something to clean out paint brushes with but it has been used since the 1800s for cleansing parasites and candida. The problem is the taste.

I've tried it and it didn't kill em but I got over a four day cold and I feel really good.

Yes, red worms will eventually die in water. But red worms CAN live in water for several days if it has sufficient oxygen. I thought that red worms drown in water. It had been raining for several days in my garden. I have a igloo in my garden that collected the rain water. I looked in it recently and found a cup of red worms at the bottom. I thought yea they drowned, how did they get in there, why did they get in here? So I started to scoop the worms out to keep the rain water clean. When I dumped the worms back into the soil they were very much alive and moving alot and burrowed down quickly. So I got on-line and found my answer on wikipedia, so yes they can survive in water for long periods of time.

Yes, mealworms do have a nervous system.

Worms may live after they are cut in half. The rear section of the worm will always die. The front section may live because of regeneration. At least 10 segments must remain in the front for it to live.

If they wiggle, the might be mosquito larvae.

It depends on the kind of worms the dog has. Either way the dog should be treated and the human should see a doctor. Typically stepping on (hook worms) or ingesting feces is the best way. Feces can be ingested in microscopic quantities from petting or shoes or all kinds of other ways. Touching or being touched by the dogs butt hole near your mouth or on your hands if you eat without washing them. Possibly some worms can be contracted through licking, though it is less likely than through feces.

Birds eat a lot of things. Haven't you seen birds fly around where people are eating and get the crums off the ground?

They'll eat anything like bread, frenchfries, seeds, anything your not gonna eat and you leave on the ground really.

doesn't have one

No, not at all. They will try to wiggle free at times, but never bite.

Food is sucked into an earthworms digestive tract through a mouth-like opening called the prostomium by pressure formed in its muscular pharynx. Once ingested, food travels down a long esophagus into a chamber called the crop where food is temporarily stored. After a brief storage in the crop, the food is deposited into a muscular gizzard that is constantly churning to rub and breakdown stored food. Next, the food is released into the intestines where a series of enzymes break down the food even further. Once the food can no longer be broken down, it is finally absorbed through the intestinal wall. All materials that originally entered the prostomium and could not be digested continue down the intestine and ae expelled out the anus.

In muskoka there are blood sucking slugs and when i was in muskoka 3 days ago a girl was playing in the rocks when she came out of the water with a slug's head inside her skin. offurtunitly, my mom helped her get it off so beware anyway

That is dependant on a few things. The size of your garden, how much the soil has retained nutrients vital to growing a new garden, and what compost you are going to use. Obtain a soil test kit from an agriculture garden center or retailer with a garden section. Test your soil according to directions, after the first tilling. A compost of grass trimmings/food stuff is a bit different than rotted manure. the nutrients vary. With rotted manure you can never add too much and with the other you may never have enough. This is where the size of your garden comes into play. Personally, I add roughly 500 lbs. of rotted manure and hay to a garden which measures 20 ft x 50 ft. The next season may be 200 lbs. What you would want to do is add your compost, no matter how much you have, till it in and then plant your seedlings. One thing to keep in mind is giving the plant a chance to root. Adding compost may not be necessary. Give the garden a 12" base for root growth. Recommendations vary from 9"-12" from seed packaging companies like Burpee. Keep a record of what you do, and how the plants thrive, as each year goes by. In time you will know what your needs are for your garden.

Most likely this is a house bug or centipede. They dont bite, they are just annoying! If it doesnt have spikey things sticking up and lots of legs and can move really fast its not this and its probley just some kind of worm.

They are nocturnal but you will often find them after a good rainfall. They dislike the cold and hibernate during winter. They cover their bodies with a thin layer of mucus which prevents them from drying out. Sometimes snails are also able to hibernate in the summer to survive if they are faced with a severe drought. They live off of the stored up fat during this time of year. They have to live in places where there is a lot of calcium in the soil otherwise their shells become weak and break easily. Garden Snails can go as fast as 65 feet an hour and are the fastest species of snail in the world. They have no ears and cannot hear so they rely on their sense of touch to interact with each other. Snails can live as short as 5 years or as long as 25 years. In captivity they can live longer due to their needs always being met. They can be found in parks and gardens. Snails also inhabit woods, hedgerows and dunes. Snails are very strong and can lift up to 10 times their own body weight in a vertical position. They are able to adapt to a variety of living conditions and they don't require large amounts of food.

Mostly mulberry leaves

Nothing de-worms a puppy except dewormer you can purchase from a pet store or better yet your vet. Your vet can let you know what kind of worms your dog has to treat it appropritely.