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["Wendy" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>]

This is such a load of crap.  We used to "dig" for worms by shoving a pitch 
fork into the where we know there are an abundance of worms (like near a 
compost pile or in a leaf-rich forest floor), and poke around until we found 
an underground stone.  Then scrape the fork tines on the stone until the 
worms come up.  Works every time.  A pitch fork scraping on a stone sounds 
nothing like the type of noise that one would get from 'grunting", however, 
it all works just the same.  Intense vibrations are intense vibrations. 
Worms hate it and make a hasty exit. I've been told that an old chevy truck 
repeatedly backfiring has the same effect. Worms coming up in the rain is a 
form of "mating" and has nothing to do with any of the above.  I wonder how 
much money was spent on this "research". lol

Wendy



> Worm Grunting: A Mystery Solved
>
>
>
> By HENRY FOUNTAIN
> Published: October 17, 2008
>
> .........................................
> "The mystery has been why the vibrations should cause worms to come to the 
> surface. Kenneth C. Catania of Vanderbilt University has provided an 
> answer: worm grunting mimics the sound of a predator, the eastern American 
> mole, causing the worms to flee topside." .........................
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/science/21wormgrunting.html
>
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