Wormy climber

[Treezybreez]

I have occasionally found earthworms living in soil that accumulates when plant matter composts in a branch crotch. I have always wondered how they got there until today. Pretty brave of the worm (or stupid) exposing itself to birds.

 

[Treetopflyer]

You gotta ask the worm with all the nice soil everywhere to worm through.. Why worm why ? Why do you climb high out of the earth ? Is it just something you were born to do from birth? Do you like the taste ? Do you like the smell ?Do you like the soil of a higher level? Or to ravish in the rubbish in the tree before it fell? Oh do tell MrMrs.. Worm . Oh hell MrMrs. Worm. I gotta get more lit to then come back and hopefully you'll have an answer by then. The caterpillar alway gave me such a rise. Your definitely not related.

 

[macswan]

Very strange

 

[misfit]

I am assuming that the ground was saturated that day and the worm was climbing to keep from drowning. But what do I know. I'm no worm expert.

 

[Treezybreez]

The ground around the tree was on a hill.

I wonder, are earth worms able to climb trees with rough bark too?

My theory is that the worm lost a bet and had to go retrieve some organism up in the canopy as a result.

 

[JeffGu]

I'm wondering... is there a simple answer to this mystery?