Yesterday, we planted fruits, veggies and herbs in our raised beds. Before doing so, we combed the dirt for grubs and found quite a few. I noticed an interesting behavior in them - they had an uncanny ability to bury themselves quickly. I took a video of it. The grub manages to get almost completely underground in less than 10 seconds. Interestingly, it leaves a bit of its tail above ground, perhaps because it doesn't know that part is still sticking up.
Grubs are gross, but I thought you still might like to see the video. Enjoy?
Man. Even if we dug up a grub this time of year, it wouldn't be moving *that* fast. I suppose your soil temperature is well above 70 degrees?
ReplyDeleteI like the little woodlouse-ish critters that are also crawling around. Your soil is certainly not dead!
Woodlouses? I think not. Their Latin name is rolius polius.
ReplyDelete;-)
Yeah, the soil and the air were in the 70s this week.