Green earthworms

I'm down from Michigan visiting family and today we were digging around in my daughters raised garden bed. We found some worms about the size of a red worm that were green shaded and had a small "sucker" on one end. They gave off a yellowish slime when I handled them. Anybody know what type of worm they are? I'll try and get some pictures tomorrow.

Our google search turned up nothing.

Probably just a color variation from the soil. Are they night crawlers?

I am curious, watching to see if someone know the answer.

Possibly could be Allolobophora chlorotica (green worm) a medium-sized earthworm. This species is unique in that it has three pairs of sucker-like discs on alternate segments on the underside of its clitellum

Its a invasive species from Europe.

Could be what we call "Green Worms" ... normally found along river/creek banks, above the sand line and where there's lots of leaves mixed in with the damp soil. You can tell when they're there by looking for small holes & piles of tiny pellets surrounding the hole, almost like a ant hill but very small.

Here's a pic I dug up: https://www.catfish1.com/data/attach...bd198e44d7.jpg

When you do dig them up they coil up like shown in the picture. Damage them or handle them very much and they secrete a yellowish fluid that stinks like a sewer. Takes a good scrubbing to get the smell off your hands, too.

We used to dig them out of the banks of the KY River & use them for Catfish bait, but most often we caught Freshwater Drum on them.

How to identify: the Green worm | OPAL

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Dutch

Possibly could be Allolobophora chlorotica (green worm) a medium-sized earthworm. This species is unique in that it has three pairs of sucker-like discs on alternate segments on the underside of its clitellum

Its a invasive species from Europe.

---

Pretty sure this is what we found. Everything I read says it's in the United Kingdom and no mention of being found in the U.S.A.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by spartannation

Pretty sure this is what we found. Everything I read says it's in the United Kingdom and no mention of being found in the U.S.A.

---

Allolobophora chlorotica is native to the Palearctic, which consists of Europe, Asia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, North Africa, and the northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula.It has also now been introduced in North and South America, Africa and New Zealand. It can be found in a wide range of habitats, from arable land to woodland, to even front lawns.

Found on wikipedia...so take it with a grain of salt

Also some of the catfish forums talk about "green worm" that emits a yellowish "pus" like from a sore and STINKS to high heaven. maybe what you found?:dono