CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Are water earthworms toxic?

1. My husband has three arowana. Can water earthworms parasitize on us? Or are the bacteria harmful to the human body?

No. Water earthworms are aquatic animals, and they are not parasites. They will die if they leave the water. If you think they are disgusting, you can ask your husband to buy frozen bloodworms for the fish. The nutritional value is higher than that of water earthworms. The price is also a little higher. (Of course, there are also live ones)^^ In addition, if you are more particular, you can buy beef heart and shrimp meat, chop them together into meat paste, and then freeze them. After they are formed, you can feed them. This is the best food.

2. Are earthworms poisonous?

Water earthworms are definitely not poisonous. Water earthworms, also known as red silkworms and red nematodes, are annelids belonging to the genus Lumbricidae of the family Trembling family. They mostly live in sewer sludge (usually slow-flowing black sludge) where sewage or wastewater is discharged.

The nutritional value of water earthworms is extremely high. It is a favorite bait for goldfish and koi, and is also the main bait for eel fry and young turtles. It is often used for fishing in Sichuan and is the best bait. Its body color is bright red, flesh red, or orange-yellow, and it looks like a young earthworm.

It is an aquatic oligochaete among the annelids. Its body color is bright red, flesh-red, or orange-yellow. It is slender, generally about 4 cm long, and can be up to about 10 cm long.

3. Is the red worm poisonous?

Red nematodes are non-toxic. Red nematodes are also known as silkworms and water earthworms. They look like earthworm larvae and belong to the aquatic oligochaetes among the annelids. They are bright red or blue-gray in color, slender, and generally about 4 cm long, but can be up to 10 cm long. They live mostly on the banks of rivers or in the mud at the bottom of rivers. They are densely packed on the surface of the mud, with one end fixed in the mud and the other end producing mud that trembles in the water.

4. There are black and red insects in the sewage puddle that look like lines about one centimeter long. What are they? Are they harmful?

It may be roundworms. Or red nematodes. Chinese name: Red nematodes Alias: silk earthworms, water earthworms, red silkworms, red nematodes, called thread snakes in the north Species: Annelida, Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta, Tremblingidae, Water Lumbricus Appearance characteristics: looks like earthworm larvae. It belongs to the aquatic oligochaetes among the annelids, with bright red or blue-gray body color, slender, generally about 4 cm long, and up to 10 cm long. Red nematodes generally live in river water and sewage, and their reproductive capacity increases with rising temperatures. Experts believe that red nematodes are not parasites. Although eating them will not cause direct harm to the human body, the bacteria they carry and their excrement can cause gastrointestinal discomfort in people, leading to symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. At the same time, as an "indicator organism" for unclean water, its existence indicates that tap water has been organically contaminated at some stage during the transportation process. Red worms and red nematodes are both used for fish farming. Many more people use red worms than red nematodes because red worms have high nutritional value and are suitable for a wider range of fish species. The most important thing is that red nematodes grow in silt, and are much more likely to carry harmful bacteria than red worms.

5. Are the earthworm-like worms in cabbage poisonous?

Non-toxic.

The earthworm-like worms in the cabbage are red nematodes, which specifically eat cabbage leaves, so you need to take precautions in advance, otherwise the cabbage will be eaten completely by the red nematodes.

Chinese cabbage was originally distributed in North China and is widely cultivated throughout China. Chinese cabbage is relatively cold-resistant and prefers cool climates. It is not suitable for planting in poorly drained clay soil.

Chinese cabbage is rich in nutrients. The leaves can be fried, eaten raw, pickled with salt, or pickled in sauce. The outer leaves that fall off can be used as feed and have certain medicinal value.

6. Are earthworms poisonous?

Earthworms are not poisonous. Earthworms are soft-bodied species that live in the soil all year round. There are many bacteria in the soil, such as photosynthetic bacteria, digestive bacteria and various bacilli. Earthworms have a kind of sticky fluid, and these bacteria stick to the earthworms' mucus. Then, through the stickiness of the mucus, they are transmitted to other species. In fact, earthworms are not poisonous.

7. What should I do if thin, light red worms appear in the water tank and I accidentally drink the water? What harm will it do to my body?

Water earthworm: also known as red filament worm, red nematode, belongs to the aquatic oligochaete among the annelids, with bright red or blue-gray body color. Experts believe that red nematodes are not parasites. Although eating them will not cause direct harm to the human body, the bacteria and excrement of red nematodes can cause gastrointestinal discomfort in people, leading to diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. At the same time, they are used as "indicator organisms" for unclean water bodies.

8. I found a worm that looks like an earthworm on the floor of my toilet. What kind of worm is this?

This worm is generally called "water earthworm", or also known as red silk worm, red nematode, is an aquatic oligomer among annelids, and its body color is bright red or fleshy red, orange-yellow.

Most of them live in the sludge in sewage discharge or sewage sewers, densely packed on the surface of the sludge, with one end fixed in the sludge and the other end out of the sludge trembling in the water. Once they encounter a shock wave, they immediately retract into the sludge.

Those red worms that appear in the toilet are earthworms. They are blood filaria, which are also earthworms. They grow in water. That's because of the secondary water supply. Water flows into the toilet through the water pipes. When people use flush toilets, they are entered by sewage.