I’ll let you know after I get back when it’s going to be published. I’ll compile everything when I return, compare it with an identical survey I ran a year ago and publish the results. Have you noticed a drop in individual bird or species numbers? Which ones? Are there any birds or species that you’ve actually stopped seeing? Which ones?Īlso include your name, city, nearest cross streets, and a phone number (I’ll keep it confidential) in case I have a question.Īfter Friday I’ll be on vacation for two weeks. Please send me a list of the different types of bird species you’ve seen in your yard in the past two weeks. This is my last call for anyone who would like to participate in my backyard bird survey. I used to keep one in a glass of water on my desk here at the newspaper every spring, but that didn’t go over too well with my nearby associates so I stopped doing that. They basically just lay eggs and frighten people.
When the worm matures, during the rainy season, it emerges from the host (usually killing it) and heads for the nearest puddle.Īdult horsehair worms do not feed and are harmless to people and pets. When a cricket or grasshopper eats a blade of grass that has a horsehair worm egg on it, the egg hatches into a worm that feasts inside its victim. These long (up to 30 inches), skinny worms are parasites of insects (grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, cockroaches, millipedes, etc.).
Its name comes from the mistaken belief that when the long hairs of a horse’s tail fall into a horse trough, after they hit the water they turn into “… a horsehair worm.
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