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Let’s move on now to the main part of this article to find out where to buy Red Wigglers worms.

Finally, one fun fact the “ fetid” part of the binomial name refers to the foul-smelling secretion that this worm uses to defend itself from predators. In addition to Red Wigglers, you will often hear some of the following names related to this type of worm: tiger worms, brandling worms, manure worms, panfish worms, and trout worms. Accordingly, it doesn’t have a negative environmental impact in the wild. The red wiggler worm is native to Europe and is not classified as an invasive species in North America. Since it is a member of the epigeic lass of composting worms, it can be found less frequently in soil, and somewhat more often in leaf litter, manure, decomposing vegetation, and other organic matter. The red wiggler, or as scientists call it eisenia fetida, is the most common composting worm in the world.