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Do earthworm lives matter? If so, why do we keep feeding them to fishes.?

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Posted - October 9, 2016

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  • 2758
    Earthworm lives matter only insofar as they are of use to us as fertilizer, bait, food, pets, etc. :-)

    That's not to say we should disproportionately abuse them on account of being worms, however.
      October 9, 2016 5:03 PM MDT
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  • 44604
    Pets??
      October 10, 2016 6:44 AM MDT
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  • 2758
    Yes. Pets.  Some people actually keep worms as pets...and use their castings as fertilizer. :-)
      October 18, 2016 2:48 AM MDT
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  • 5808
    you ever see that illustration
    of the little being eaten by the bigger
    and it goes up the ladder of life?
    everything is food for the higher ups on the food chain.
    haha
     
      October 9, 2016 6:40 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    yes, they matter to the fish
      October 9, 2016 7:41 PM MDT
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  • 3719
    Earthworms DO matter, and to a lot more than our wishes as anglers or gardeners.

    Like a vast array of invertebrates living on or in the soil they fulfil roles of their own, and not just as food for birds and other animals. Earthworms help aerate the soil by their burrowing, and help break down fallen leaves by eating them.
      October 18, 2016 2:46 AM MDT
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