Regional Use
See earthworm.
Etymology
Origin of wiggler
Example Sentences
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This nutrient rich material is created by red wiggler earthworms as they digest organic waste.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
Most local farmers aren’t big self-promoters, but we found 13 in Southern California who currently have red wiggler worms available, with prices ranging from $25 per pound to $75 per pound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
But a composting bin in the garage — plastic, with a tight lid and ventilation holes covered with screening, for red wiggler worms bought online — would work.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2020
Vermicomposters favor the red wiggler, a docile worm with no exploratory tendencies and that likes to live in colonies.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2013
You all know how the mosquito larva wriggles in the water, and is known by the common name of "wriggler," or sometimes inaccurately, "wiggler."
From Through a Microscope Something of the Science Together with many Curious Observations Indoor and Out and Directions for a Home-made Microscope. by Frederick Leroy Sargent
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