They process the organic material they take in with a sort of gizzard-like organ, like a bird's. You'll have plenty of worms.Ĭoincidentally, I have a question that has been hanging around for awhile from a guy who wants to know if worms have heads and butts or if they're the same at both ends. You want earthworms? Start composting your grass clippings and dead leaves in a shady corner of the yard and give it a little time. (They like to come out when there isn't much sunlight.) We even have two or three worm farms that I know of. Almost every time we get a good rain I hear from people who have worms crawling all over their lawns and sidewalks. And decent sweet corn.Īnyway, where did you get the idea we don't have earthworms in Arizona? I worry about you people picking up ideas like that from your little friends on the playground. Those big breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches served on cheap white hamburger buns. Why are there no earthworms in Arizona? Is it possible that the soil in Arizona is too dry and hard?ĭo you know what else they have in Iowa, besides worms and brutal winters, stifling summers and beautiful autumns?

Arizona flat worm fossils