![]() fetida is such a common species, there is probably a good chance that many bait stores are indeed carrying this worm (which may also be referred to as Tiger Worm, Brandling Worm, or Red Wiggler, among others), but it’s hard to say for sure without seeing the worms for yourself. The advantage of scientific names is that there is only one for each organism, and it’s universally used around the world – with the exception of cases where a former name is still in use after a new name as been declared – as is the case with the European Nightcrawler (Eisenia hortensis – formerly Dendrobaena veneta). I’m sure there are a lot of bait shops that carry ‘Red Worms’, but the question IS, how many of those shops have Eisenia fetida? That is a good question since it highlights the limitations of relying solely on ‘common names’. “Are red worms from a bait store the same as the red worms that I would order from gardening catalogs? Thanks,” ~ Sandy
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