Thieves dig up and steal thousands of worms

Ananova ^ | June 21 2002

[2Trievers]

Thieves have dug up and stolen thousands of worms from a Scottish recycling plant.

The European dendrobaena worms stolen from Campbeltown Waste Watchers in Argyll turn rubbish into fertiliser.

The worms also make excellent fishing bait.

A haul of 50,000 would be worth £5,000 to anglers, the Daily Record reports.

The worms usually spend three years filtering waste at the plant before they're sold to fishing shops.

General manager Clive Good said: "The thieves are a determined bunch - we have high fences and gates with a 12ft fall at the other side.

"We've reached a point where we can't continue outside. We've halted production and will make radical changes, like building indoor premises."

[2Trievers]

Must be opening day! &;-)

[Ken H]

This doesn't have legs.

[Phil V.]

Which one of you two lovelies wanna go fishin' ?

[ofMagog]

Snow Bunny:
Your efforts at a diversified menu are to be commended, but I must insist you make Scuttlebutt and razorback-bert take back the worms. I had my share of grubs in jungle training school stew years ago. While nutritious, the crew would most probably prefer something else. No, not more Spam...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Q: what do you call a hooker with no legs?

A: A night crawler.

[SamAdams76]

Tastes just like spaghetti.

[BlueLancer]

The McDonalds in Scotland and England must have missed their last shipment of hamburger filler.

Does anyone out there remember the old urban legend that McDonalds was using earthworms as a filler/extender for their hamburgers?

[2Trievers]

Looks like it's with red clam sauce ... ummmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!

[2Trievers]

Why of course I remember ... they've upgraded to cats, I hear! LOL &;-)