I have had some people ask me about worms ‘Pee-ing’ on them. It usually goes something like this:
I was holding one of my worms and then he peed on me! Some yellow liquid came out of him and it smelled kinda funny. What was that?
Below is a picture of a worm ‘peeing’ while I’m holding it.
Worm Coelomic Fluid
So what is it?
This fluid is really Coelomic Fluid. Worms usually release this fluid when they are under stress (like if a bird was trying to get them, or someone was handling them a little rough).
The fluid is store in the worm’s coelom, this is just a cavity that runs the length of the worm near the skin surface. Some people have noted that this fluid smells bad like garlic or onion. I did not personally smell anything when my worm ‘peed’ on me in the above picture. I thin this may have something to do with the worms diet, but I can’t be sure on that. I basically feed my worms shredded cardboard, newspaper and veggie peels.
If anyone has any other questions, I’d be happy to answer them personally or on this blog, just contact me.
