What’s this in my worm bin?

myke

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Jan 14, 2021

• #1

When I first saw these crawling on some cardboard I have in the bin I thought what the hell! After looking at the pick it appears aphids mating? Not sure

 

myke

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Jan 14, 2021

• #2

They move together so one walks backwards. When I first saw them I thought some kind of centipede.

 

PagingMrHerman

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Jan 14, 2021

• #3

Looks like black soldier flies mating.

 

N

Northwood

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Jan 14, 2021

• #4

You forgot the NSFW! I bet its the male who has to walk backwards lol

 

myke

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Jan 14, 2021

• #5

PagingMrHerman said:

Looks like black soldier flies mating.

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A quick google says you may be right. The single ones don’t fly away. Sometimes I think I’m better off not looking in there lol.

 

xtsho

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Jan 14, 2021

• #6

If they are soldier flies you want them. Their maggots are great in your worm bin. I freaked out at first when I found a ton of them crawling in my bin but after some research I learned they are good. They mate, lay eggs and then starve to death.

 

lakesidegrower

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Jan 14, 2021

• #7

wow super cool, but also super gross at the same time haha

 

Richard Drysift

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Jan 14, 2021

• #8

I was getting gnats from my bin so ended up putting a piece of fine silk screen mesh over the top of the worm bin secured by a bungee cord. Now they fly around in there trying to find the way out until they give up, die and, their carcasses soon become tiny morsels of food for worms/fungi. The circle of life...