"gary" wrote in message
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Why don't the worms get killed when the compost gets hot from bacterial
action? I am new to composting.

Gary

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Most likely, limited though their brain power might be, they have the
instinct to move away from unpleasant conditions. Thus when it rains heavily
they head to the surface to avoid drowning and (presumably) when it gets too
hot for comfort they head elsewhere. BTW, I've always thought that the
smaller "red" worms were more efficient for composting and soil improvement.
For fishin' though...
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