Earthworm Culture:Tissue paper Cup-Culture in Homelabs

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Earthworms:

What may be the food of Earthworms?

Earthworms are commonly found in moist, compost-rich soil, eating a wide variety of organic matters,[3] which include detritus, living protozoa, rotifers, nematodes, bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms.
Earthworm - Wikipedia.

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Cubists are culturing earthworms in Homelab s:Tissue paper cup culture.
1)Took a transparent plastic cup

  1. Made holes in the bottom

  2. Added pieces of tissue paper

  3. Added 1 cup of water

  4. Collected earthworm from gården

  5. Placed the earthworm in the cup covered with cotton

  6. Placed cup culture on a Thee tray which contains white paper

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Anjali’s setup

Following are the photos shared by Anjali,a 11th grade student from VARKALA, Shivagiri school, Kerala.

Collected the Earthworms
Date:20/9/2024
Time:4.37
Place : sivagiri varkala tvm

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Materials taken :bottel, tissue paper,a piece of cloth, scissor , and a thread .

I cut the bottle and put some holes under the bottle, and it was filled with some moist tissue paper, and I put the a earthworm into it, then I close the mouth with a piece of clothes and and it is tied with thread
Then I take a tray with some water and place bottle into it.

The video taken by Anjali. R. Biju
Time :7.00
Date: 21/9/2024
Culturing of earthworm in homelab