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Earth worm #869995

Asked May 24, 2024, 6:03 PM EDT

I found a worm that immediately did not look like a normal earth worm. Very large and yellowish looking. When I picked him up he made a weird excretion it’s in one of the pictures I sent

Dorchester County Maryland

Expert Response

Unfortunately we do not have a worm expert to determine an ID, and multiple earthworm species occur in Maryland. It might be one of the three species of non-native Jumping Worm (to be fair, though, many or most earthworm species in Maryland are non-native), but we can't be certain from the photos.

Miri
Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied May 28, 2024, 12:03 PM EDT

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