mendopete, That is a hand stitched quilt. I like that even the square was made up of scraps of material in order to make a full square. I have a quilt just like that made by a person, my grandma, of truly limited means, think washed clothes in tub, who wanted to give me something really great. You won't see my quilt helping out the worms when it is on it's last leg. Mine is genuine polyester. Think 1970. Your worms look surprisingly like my worms, just all hanging out. Great idea for a post. It does express the art in art of.

I have added a narrative for quilted worm bed.

I wouldn't use Grandma's quilt, or my polyester suit from the '70's which will be back in style soon. I do admit the worm bed quilt does seem to becoming a family heirloom.

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Three species: ( I think)

Lumbricus terristris -- picked up from parking lot -- survived trauma in transport , lethargic until covered with leaves,
waiting for other models;
Ensenia fetida -- selected from indoor Rubbermaid bin being warmed to 70º;
Ensenia hortensis -- uncovered from shelter: they were under
a plastic bag of commercial compost on a rainy day.

All have gone to ground in that pot.

not quite art. I'll try again. But possibly of interest:
a lot of springtails, potworms & EFs in pulp post tea.
It was black before the Life moved in.
(What is good nomenclature for the pulp ?)
The shadow is the photographer who has not learned
to stay out of the way.

Nice pics Barbara. I like the triple species worm pot :)
I call the pulp 'tea strainin's', Its not good nomenclature at all, just the best I can come up with. Worms like me returning it to the bin.

This photo is currently greeting me daily as my 'desk-top background'. Trying to add winter heat to this wormbed, about 6-8" of horse manure was piled on. This was topped with aged hay flakes and covered with a large carpet. This photo is a few weeks later when I first pulled back the carpet. Temperature about 8" below these worms was 118F.

Have fun and happy wormin'!

Pete

I thought the shadow was a hole and was quite intrigued as it appeared to go on endlessly.

Pete, surprised you are still needing heat with what seems like spring on us. Maybe it is considerably colder up north but here we have been seeing 70s every day and night before last only got down to 51F. Been trying to decide if we should break out full on gardening for the longest season ever or if that cold blast is gonna drop down still.

Those worms sure do look like they are enjoying it though.

Nexev, the pic is from last November.

It is a tropical 50-60F here and wet. Strange weather!