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		<title>Fat Black Worms that Eat Your Flowers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two types of worm questions we receive: those that deal with strange worms that people find, and those that deal with strange worms that people find that are compromising some aspect of their life, generally their gardening activities. Our most recent reader question is of the latter variety, with a reader writing in about "fat healthy black 4-5 inch [or 10-13 centimeter] worms" that are "eating up [her] four o'clocks." (A four o'clock, or <em>Mirabilis jalapa</em>, is a type of colorful and fragrant flower, for the record.) This seems straightforward enough, except that the worms our reader found have gold "lettering" on their backs that resemble the characters of Asian languages. The soft ball we thought we had been pitched ended up taking a late break, and everyone knows that a late-breaking curve ball is particularly hard to hit. Of course, our reader was wondering what these fat, black worms might be, and so we will do our best to provide her with an answer. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/fat-black-worms-that-eat-your-flowers</link>
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		<title>Worms That Look Like Fish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have received a lot of interesting questions about worms - that's just what happens when you manage a website that invites reader questions about worms - but the query we were emailed recently has to be one of the stranger ones to ever arrive in our inbox. Here is the question: "I have a worm that looks like a goldfish. Very unusual looking. Can you tell me what this is?" A simply worded question, to be sure, but its simplicity belies the difficulty of answering it. A worm that looks like a goldfish? Huh? We have never heard of such a thing. In fact, we have never heard of any sort of worm that looks like a fish at all.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/worms-that-look-like-fish</link>
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		<title>Silver Creatures: Millipedes, Centipedes, Worms, or Caterpillars?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a reader wrote to us about finding "two very strange creatures in soil in my garden near San Diego." The creatures are "very strange" because they are fairly long - about four to six inches (or 10 to 15 centimeters, roughly) in length - and, perhaps more notably, both were a vivid silver, like mercury (the element, not the planet; hence the lowercase "m"). They also have a thin black strip that runs down the lengths of their bodies. When our reader unearthed them from the garden soil, they "thrash[ed] around." In contrast to many emails we receive, the reader didn't speculate that he found some sort of worm; rather, he thought at first that he had found two snakes, but quickly decided this wasn't the case because the creatures didn't appear to have heads. (Presumably, the creatures did have heads, but they weren't readily discernible from the rest of the body.) And so the question of course is: what are these long silver creatures that our reader found?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/silver-creatures-millipedes-centipedes-worms-or-caterpillars</link>
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		<title>Furry Worms that are Black, Gold, and White</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently received a very straightforward question from a reader: "I found a worm, it is furry, black, gold and white. What is it?" While direct and simple language has its virtues (think of Hemingway), it can make worm identification difficult. Regardless, we're always interested in investigating a worm-related question, so we'll try our best to identify this multicolored furry creature. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/furry-worms-that-are-black-gold-and-white</link>
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		<title>Worms (or Caterpillars) With Red Heads and White Backs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reader wrote to us recently about an amazing and beautiful worm, or what is believed to be a worm, that he had found on his patio. In fact, both those adjectives were combined, making the worm, in the reader's words, an "amazing beauty." The worm, which is about an inch long, had a red head, white "puffs" on its back, and two large antennae. Given this worm's aesthetic appeal, it is not surprising that the reader wanted to know what kind of worm it was.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/worms-or-caterpillars-with-red-heads-and-white-backs</link>
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		<title>Earthworms and Your Lawn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago, a reader wrote to us about a problem he is having with worms and his lawn. More specifically, he thinks that the worms in his lawn are causing it be uneven and rough, and as a result he is wondering what kind of worms he is dealing with and how he can get rid of them. One's lawn is a precious thing, so we understand his dilemma. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/earthworms-and-your-lawn</link>
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		<title>Earthworms in Nebraska (and Elsewhere)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A very nice and enthusiastic reader wrote to us recently about earthworms that live in the soil of Omaha, Nebraska. The reader was able to find plenty of information about worms that are used for composting (which are typically <a href="http://www.allaboutworms.com/red-wiggler-worms">red worms, commonly called red wiggler worms</a>), but couldn't seem to find much on plain old earthworms that you find in soil. Allow us to be of assistance.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/earthworms-in-nebraska-and-elsewhere</link>
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		<title>Worms You Might Find in Your Compost</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Worms and compost are a match made in heaven. Worms love the stuff of compost bins, happily consuming it and then leaving behind worm castings (a.k.a. vermicast, worm humus, or worm manure), which is excellent fertilizer. So, we are able to convert our organic waste into something of value, and in so doing we make a lot of worms happy. We've written a lot about worm composting before (check out this article on the general topic of <a href="http://www.allaboutworms.com/composting-with-worms">using worms in your compost</a>, and here is another about a specific way to compost using <a href="http://www.allaboutworms.com/worm-factories-and-how-they-work">worm farms</a>), so we are certainly no strangers to this fantastic natural process. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/worms-you-might-find-in-your-compost</link>
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		<title>Worms on the Beach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reader wrote to us the other day about a unique worm that she found on the beach in Port Aransas, Texas. The worm (or rather, worms - she found several) are covered in what appear to be dozens of small shells. The reader attributed agency to the worm, suggesting that the worm had perhaps "decorated" itself with the shells, much like a decorator crab wraps itself in seaweed to blend in with its surroundings. Many of these strange worms, which were a few inches long on average, were found on the beach, although a few others were found in the water, where they were partially buried in sand. (Presumably, these worms were right by the shore, or else our reader must have been diving to the explore the ocean's floor.) What are these worms?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/worms-on-the-beach</link>
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		<title>Worms on the Bathroom Floor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A rather distressed reader wrote to us the other day about some worms he found on the bathroom floor. To his further chagrin and disgust  (the word "yuck," all letters capitalized, appeared twice in the reader's email), he also found one of the worms in the basket of his dirty laundry. The worms are small, about one centimeter in length, and they are a clear brownish color. The worms also have several horizontal lines on their body. What are these small worms on the bathroom floor, and what can our reader do to get rid of them? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allaboutworms.com/worms-on-the-bathroom-floor</link>
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