Compost worm (Eisenia veneta)

Habitat
Usually found in garden compost but can also occur in wet, decaying leaf litter, organic-rich soils and manure heaps

Diet
Rotting vegetation

Size
Typical size of adult is 7cm

Characteristics

• The whole body is stripy on its upper surface when moving
• The upper surface has dark red bands, with a pale pink or yellowish band in between
• Saddle usually paler than the rest of the body