Tip - How to Grow & Breed Nightcrawlers | eHow

Night crawlers are a type of large, robust earthworm. Easily identified by their dark-red heads and stout, elongated bodies, they are a popular choice for fishing bait. Night crawlers also can be used as a food source for pets, such as reptiles and birds. They also can be placed in the garden, where they aerate the soil, or in the compost heap,...