😲 Jumping worm, potentially the next invasive garden threat, confirmed in 35 states

[Krichardson]

They were good for fishing, you put the hook through that whiter spot and it stayed.

.....were? and their names sound like the names of fishing lures-Alabama jumper,Jersey Wiggler!

[Walleye Hunter]

.....were? and their names sound like the names of fishing lures-Alabama jumper,Jersey Wiggler!

I think the Jersey Wiggler used to work the rest areas in Jersey.

[Krichardson]

I think the Jersey Wiggler used to work the rest areas in Jersey.

Admiral Wilson?

[Walleye Hunter]

Admiral Wilson?

On the Dirty Boulevard?

[Emptymag]

Meh, looks like a nightcrawler to me, my most favorite fishing bait.

There's nothing "meh" about these things. They destroy forests and entire ecosystems when they devour 95% of the leaf litter in a forest in a single season.

The one place I saw the most notable damage is at a home I mow along the edge of the woods. I've been mowing that one for 10 years now and I'm quite familiar with the plants along the perimeter of the property bordering the woods.
The jumping worms were HORRIBLE there last year - literally not a single inch of the ground not covered in worm castings. (including in the grass)

This year, the forest floor is COVERED in Japanese Stiltgrass (yes, an invasive plant) where there SHOULD be leaves on the ground.
Without the natural leaf covering on the ground, weeds and other things are able to thrive, sapping nutrients from the trees and other native plants.

It's really crazy to see how fast those damned worms can destroy an area.

[Walleye Hunter]

There's nothing "meh" about these things. They destroy forests and entire ecosystems when they devour 95% of the leaf litter in a forest in a single season.

The one place I saw the most notable damage is at a home I mow along the edge of the woods. I've been mowing that one for 10 years now and I'm quite familiar with the plants along the perimeter of the property bordering the woods.
The jumping worms were HORRIBLE there last year - literally not a single inch of the ground not covered in worm castings. (including in the grass)

This year, the forest floor is COVERED in Japanese Stiltgrass (yes, an invasive plant) where there SHOULD be leaves on the ground.
Without the natural leaf covering on the ground, weeds and other things are able to thrive, sapping nutrients from the trees and other native plants.

It's really crazy to see how fast those damned worms can destroy an area.

They eat dead leaves and clay and shit dirt. WTF