I tried this weird trick to summon worms up from the ground
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- Please help me find Doug.
worm charming (also known as worm grunting) is probably the weirdest sport ever. But I knew I had to try it. It was quite the experience!
I was legit pretty impressed that it even worked! Nature is neat.
If you're reading this, thank you! I actually so appreciate that you've taken the time to watch this video! :) I'll send you a worm as a token of my appreciation
#diyprojects #worms #outdoors #naturelovers #dune - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I actually looked up a study on this, and apparently it isn't that the vibrations are similar to rain. Instead, the vibrations mimic those of moles, a major predator of worms. They know this because they tried simulating rain using a sprinkler and compared it with introducing a live mole. The sprinkler barely did anything, but the mole sent all the worms running for the surface. It works because the moles don't follow them up. They even played a recording of a mole digging, and it brought the worms up. The amplitude of the mole vibrations is also a close match to those of a worm grunter.
The study is Worm Grunting, Fiddling, and Charming-Humans Unknowingly Mimic a Predator to Harvest Bait.
Woah super interesting! I had read too about the moles but not as in-depth info, thanks for sharing 🙌🏻
Very informative! Thank you!
if it is because they are afraid of the predator (the mole), then why do they approach the source of vibration instead of running away from it?
''Whoa'
@@mohammadumam897 They actually don't. If you repeat it enough times and track the direction the worms move, it is random relative to the stick. Read "Worm Grunting, Fiddling, and Charming-Humans Unknowingly Mimic a Predator to Harvest Bait" and look at part D of figure 3.
This technique is also used on a real life survival situation when you want to use worms as bait for fishing.
True good point! Hopefully it can always be as a fun activity for me and not necessity for survival 😅
Or better yet, for eating.
@@sergemarlon to each their own, but I'll stick to gummy worms 😅
@@itsConnorCreates
Lol
@@itsConnorCreateswhy have the gummy when you can have the real deal It goes down in one bite 😊
that one unemployed friend on a tuesday
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@@itsConnorCreates no hate though cool video
Just gonna post my worm ads. Hello money.
ummm.. it was actually monday when in came out 🤓🤓🤓🤓
@@TonyO.O1no Thursday
Today i learned i can summon worms with sticks at nightime if i ever absolutely need to. This knowledge really could be the difference between life and death in some situations.
You’re welcome for providing this life saving educational information
@@itsConnorCreates thankyou master worm conjurer, your gaze has bestowed your powers unto me.
Survivor mentality, good on you
Fishing
@@aYtto bingo.
A quick google search tells me that the average earth worm is 1000x stronger than a human... This man is harnessing an army. Beware.
The worms chose me as their leader 🫡
I wanna try this someday
@@Roar8384 10/10 recommend!
Can confirm aswell google says its true
LISAN AL GAIB!!
Wow the dune books were so influential they made worms in real life! Another Frank Herbert master stroke
Haha ya legit!
I knew this trick years ago but somehow i didn't connect it to the worm in dune. Makes so much sense now
Bravo Frank!
Your stick needs to be deeper
I'm gonna summon Shai Hulud and I'm going to ride it. The Harkonnens won't see it coming.
Worms can be lucky that birds didn’t know about that summoning trick
Don’t let the birds see this video
Some birds actually do have their own methods of imitating that sensation. Often it's some form of pecking at the ground.
@@PhirePhlame Yes or stamping with their feet
The woodcock bird also does a little bounce as it walks.
@@user-ft5xh4tc8l Wow! Jesus Christ is incredible. Even His animals knew this before we ever did. Amazing!😊 God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, who is the name above all names & the only way to Heaven❤
It was a pleasure competing in the competition with you! 😊
That's awesome 😅
Congratulations on winning the competition
Lmao
It’s not him he created his account 2 days ago same time the comment was placed I found the exact same person further down the comments
Screenshotted profile picture, account created 2 days ago. Mmmm.... Sus.
Imagine walking around at night and then seeing a guy sitting in a red lighted area and looking like his doing a ritual
Haha thankfully no one called the cops on me this time 😆
And picking out worms from the ground. If I didn't know better, I'd run as fast as I can
@@itsConnorCreatesthis time?
Fishing bait
@@itsConnorCreatesuhh THIS TIME?!?
So, the Dune worm thumper is legit!
Ya guess so! Thankfully no giant sand worms were summoned
As it is written.
The dune worms are legit too, and their blood is the oil we fight for. The govermenti hiding it
@@aaronchristiansoriano9889 Bro..
Bless the Maker and his water!
Bro is basically summoning a thumper from dune💀💀💀
Legit haha! Turns out it’s based on real life
People who see Doug summoning worms: "what the doug dooin?"
I just wish I were as cool as Doug
@@itsConnorCreates😅
The funny thing is- worms come up in the rain because it keeps them moist and birds would use this to their advantage while hunting as they will tap their feet on the ground simulating the vibrations of the rain to lure the worms and take them back to nests!
Birds are pretty darn smart!
Yea!
I always thought worms came up to avoid drowning
maybe both
Thats wrong
this would be a perfect april fools video because no one would believe it. I learn something new everyday
Haha legit I was skeptical at first too! But amazingly it works!
I think most British people would know it's real because this is how we get worms for fishing.
i believe it works, but when i tried it nothing happened, not even 1 worm got out
"Hi papa, what were we fishing today?"
"Not fish son, worms, we fishing for worms"
"You mean worming for worms?"
😆😂 sounds like a great time
The correct term is called, 'worm grunting'. It's a long established old Southern way of getting worms to come to the surface for harvesting. The worms come to the surface because of instinct. The ground vibration resembles a mole digging. The worms are trying to get away from the vibration. Moles eat worms.
Awesome! Thanks for the info 🙌🏻
This is also a tactic the birds use by pecking at the ground, probably where it came from
Came here to say this
Good old Mike Rowe episode on this worm grunting. Has my kids asking about starting a worm farm every few months still. It's been years since we watched that episode.
In the UK,it’s called worm charming,it probably went over to the South,but I don’t know how it became grunting 😅
I have seen birds do this by tapping their beaks on the ground to fool the worms into believing it's raining.
Dang smart birds! Don’t let them see this video or else they’ll evolve their tactics!
@@itsConnorCreates Yep, they will run a stick up and down their leg.
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@@Rand9m_guyman they got them bumpy as legs😂
I have heard several things why. They are faster above ground and are too dry on the surface above ground. I also heared surface predators are likey not flying when it rains and they don',t want to drown in the ground.
Born in 64 and grew up doing this. All you need is a stake in the ground and use a house brick for the friction. Works like a charm.
Awesome! Cool I’ll have to give that way a try next time!
My town has a very popular worm grunting festival. Instead of using sticks with ridges in it, we just throw a stake in the ground and take an iron and rub it on the top of the stake, making a grunting sound.
Woah so awesome! What town is it?
I NEED TO TRY THIS THIS IS THE VIDEO I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR I NEED WORMS!!! Thank you Connor.
Glad I can help! Best of luck on your quest
Fun fact: Tapping on the ground with your hand also works.
Interesting! I’ll have to try that method too!
Makes sense since both use vibrations
Yes bro..I saw it on Peter rabbit….WHOOOOO
@@flame.6375 I never saw it on there. I just grew up outside all the time and used to do all sorts of things, like getting worms lol
Bless the Maker and his Water.
Great Freman reference! First one to leave a Dune related comment! 🏆😄
This is why I came to the comment section.
LISAN AL GAIB!
Bless His coming, and going
AKA Worm grunting. There is a couple that does it for a living. It’s suppose to mimic the sound of a mole going through the ground. It’s to escape predation.
Amazing! Would be so cool to meet someone who does it for a living and learn more 🙌🏻
Seeing the thumbnail and caption of this video, i was like: "Dune!" very happy you mentioned it!
Haha glad you appreciated the reference! 🙌🏻 pretty neat how it seems like it’s based on a real life activity
I actually tried this myself last year. I made my own stick; it’s pretty easy. I had the most success in shaded areas with some leaf cover. I was shocked by how well it worked!
Awesome! Okay nice good to know thanks! I definitely wanna try more
We have done this all of our lives in south Georgia. We call it grunting for worms. We did not have a fancy stick. We used an old tobacco stick and a brick. You would rub the brick back and forth across the top of the stick. I haven't done that in years. It is easier to just go buy them now. But, when I was a child, you had to get bait however you could and this was one way. As I got older, I had a vibrating sander that worked well on the stick. It saved a lot of elbow grease. Anyway, I enjoyed watching.
Woah that’s awesome!! Love the upgrade from the brick to the sander, that’s genius!
Thanks for watching and glad it brought back some good memories of grunting!
Have you seen the cost of worms lately? I have a very different way of getting worms to come out and alot always do but it's top secret so I can't share lol
Hey, "Doug" 2:31 is my Father.
Some months after his purchase
my father’s dedication to worm charming got unparalleled, earning him the title of World Champion twice!!
His passion for this unique hobby speaks volumes about his character and his love for the natural world. However, it’s with a heavy heart that I acknowledge this same dedication played a part in the end of his marriage to my mother. This serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made for one’s passions and the complex impact they can have on our personal lives.
Thanks for your Video, guess he would love to hear.
half of this comment seems chatgpt with flawless grammar and the other half barely makes sense. not tryna hate but this is fake as hell
Thank you for sharing that. May his memory and passion live on forever
@@ThunderBS_Official You must be fun at parties.
@@ThunderBS_Officialyour faith in humanity is pretty low to think someone has to go through chatgpt just to post a comment on TH-cam that would do absolutely nothing for their life.
@@Chigo-nr8jg Your critical thinking is pretty low to believe anything in the original comment
You rubbing that wooden rod at night in red light was the best asmr. Could you make a special video like 10 mins doing this pls , it is relaxing dude
Haha ya I didn’t think of it that way 🙌🏻
Practically land fishing
Haha ya guess so
@@itsConnorCreates real
@5:46 he counts down as if the worm is gonna run away LMAO
Haha thankfully it didn’t hear me 😆
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Worms love to habitate in moist, healthy, and loose soil.
Good to know thanks!🙌🏻
So do I................ Or phone box's, or concrete driveways, or cellars, or on the beach, or under cars.......Anywhere really..................Oh wait, I thought you meant copulating.. Sorry, my bad.......
6:08 Just A Normal Day Of Picking Up A Worm
Wish it were an every day occurrence
I don't know why youtube recommended this to me but it was interesting lol.
I was genuinely rooting for you there haha !
I think that the competitions probably happen in a very specific spot, chosen for the competition and they probably release a bunch of worms over the whole area a week before the competition or something like that.
Glad you stumbled onto it! Thanks for watching and supporting 😄 and ya I wonder if they do that!
Fun fact they do this because it mimics a shrew looking for worm meal. The worms adapted to avoid the vibration that comes from the shrew hunting them. The go to the surface to avoid the shrew :)
So interesting! Nature is neat 🙌🏻
But the worm was heading in the same directions as the sound
@@CoffeeCrazy The worm was going above ground, the shrew hunts below ground.
@@killtime351 I’m sorry, but I’m a literal person, lol , and when you said avoid the vibrations , I though they were not avoiding it but seemed to be heading to it. But I gotcha now.
Use to live in a house that was built on a huge granite boulder , use to sit a running chainsaw on the boulder and the vibrations would make the worms come out of the ground everywhere
Woah that’s sweet! Would be crazy to see that! 🙌🏻
I got joy about how much joy you were getting.
Glad you enjoyed it Dave! Thanks for watching 😄🪱
Another winner! I had no problem staying to the end as you are thoroughly entertaining, and educational. Now I know about worm charming. Thank you, it was fun.
Thanks Edie!! Stoked you enjoyed it! Thanks for sticking around to the end and for the supportive comment! 😄🙌🏻
Whittling looks like it would be just as relaxing as sharpening a knife. I might try it some time.
It truly is🙌🏻
We used to catch nightcrawlers by going out at night with a potato fork, jamming it into the ground and shaking it back and forth for a few minutes. If nothing came up, move to another spot. People also used to use electric devices, but every once in a while someone would electrocute themselves, so those devices were removed from the market.
Woah awesome! That sounds pretty hectic 😅⚡️
Dude, I am living for these videos 😂😍 Love seeing fellow creative Canadians rocking the social channels
Aaayyy thanks so much Bailey! Really appreciate you! 😄 🇨🇦
Forget about the charming stick, the spotlight you Macgyvered from screws and rubber bands is way more impressive!
Haha thanks! It served its purpose
We do this, but call fiddling for worms. Worms like a foot long. One worm can bait 25 hooks on a commercial trotline box.
My dad had a tool that vibrated the ground to bring worms up, so i knew this would work but i didn't know about it being a competition. That's wild.
Awesome!
wormmancy
‘tis an ancient technique long forgotten, or so I thought.
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4:05 Hey, that's cheating lol
The reason why they come out when it rains is bc they hear the vibration of the rain, the water could flood there borrows so they come up so they don't drown
And that's also ther reason why a worm charming tool works, the vibrations make the worms think it's raining and they come up😊
Very nice video👍👍
Or just good preparation haha 😅 I was thankful for any of the extra help I could get
And thanks for watching and supporting! Appreciate you!
@@itsConnorCreates haha yeah, also wanted to let you know I started my own channel it's called 'vivid terrariums', I make informational videos about terrariums and those things👍😅
@@itsConnorCreates no problem👍
@@silasfoulon awesome! I'll check it out! I have a few ideas for DIY terrariums I eventually wanna do
I know that I am entering a weird world when I am watching worm charming videos! Cheers to gardening!
Haha it’s a fun weird world! Thanks for watching and supporting
Turning my weed eater sideways makes the worms come out of the ground so fast it's almost scary.
An awesome hack!
Your service to the Crow Guild is appreciated. With newly developed hunting techniques at our disposal, we now have the ability to feed our troops tenfold.
Then assimilation of your world may now proceed.
My pleasure. Please give my regards to the Crow King
"ha ha ha your too late bird man!" "i have already started the worm rising!!!"*thousands of worms start rising from the ground while the earth is shifting*
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@@itsConnorCreates fuck
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In the novel "Dune" they use the thumper to call the huge worms. So, it's not surprising that this hack does this!
Ya pretty interesting that it’s similar to a real life method! 🙌🏻
Cool Connor. I've never summoned worms, we always dug for worms for fishing... Another great video from you...❤❤❤
Thanks as always Jerry! Ya me too this might be my new preferred method to get fish bait now though haha!
Dude, I saw every single comment on this video, and you are replying to them, so Fastly I appreciate you man!!
I definitely try to! 😄 thanks for watching and supporting
You're awesome man, I like that you make content that isn't overstimulating and genuinely interesting. Keep it up!
I found your channel via the shorts rabbit hole and now I'm following your channel into a weirder wormhole.
Awesome haha glad you stumbled down here to the wormhole, it’s a great place to be
wait until the ground starts shaking and a 450 metres long worm gobbles up your house
My next challenge is to learn to ride the worms so I’m not too worried
@@itsConnorCreatesno one noticed this _hilarious_ joke!
Shoutout to the random cat that came up 7:10
She didn’t help too much with getting worms 😆
This is for some reason one of the funniest and most satisfying video I have ever seen. I am going to do this all day tomorrow as soon as I wake up. I will speak to the worms and they will be charmed... Because I need more fishing bait.
Works best if you prep the ground first. Aerating the ground then spread manure and compost in a thin layer then raking the manure/compost in to the holes from aeration then water for 1 hour just before sunset then use the sticks. The vibrations mimic moles forcing worms to the surface then when they retun to the ground they find the compost/manure mixture and hang around to feed. We use this method as we like fishing and worms make great bait. After dark 9pm - 11pm if you water the ground for a bit then use the grunt sticks you can get night crawlers a larger worm as well.
Okay awesome! Thanks for the helpful tips/info 🙌🏻
If you can't summon a single worm means your land is toxic or dehydrated.
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i do fishing and i NEVER knew about this FREE baitt TY❤
Same
No problem! Happy fishing!
You looked like summoning demons in that red light. Lol
Haha thankfully my neighbours weren’t too freaked out 😅
A friend of mine's father used two huge screwdrivers, stuck them about 2-3 feet apart, wet the ground and then used an electrical cord with alligator clips on one end. He attached a clips to each of the screwdrivers. Plugged it in the outlet for a few minutes, then unplugged the cord. We were picking up worms like dollar bills.
Haha that’s sweet! I would probably zap myself if I tried that ⚡️😅
Dude I wasn't paying attention to the worms. I was paying attention to the landscape and how your the only house out there with beautiful mountains in the back, incredible!
Haha very thankful for it indeed! 😄🙌🏻
😂 imagine if the government ceased your computer…. Connor has been searching online for “making lamps out of bread” and “worm charming”. If you are ever a suspect, you would get a formal apology before lunch! 😂
Haha so true! 😆😂 just everyday normal Internet searches for me haha
@@itsConnorCreates it would seem so! It just reminds me of that meme “he’s probably cheating on me” and the guys are doing something random. I had never heard of worm charming, and I think the science behind it is really interesting. As always, love these videos!
@@VanceWarren83 haha great meme reference! totally applies here! and thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
your content is very comforting ive been binging
Love hearing that! Thanks for watching and supporting 😄🙌🏻
First video of yours I have watched. Gotta say this is some scrumptious content right here, very cool video! Ok I’m off to go summon the sandworm from dune.
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Go to video about worm summoning
Jumpscared by one of the most beautiful background landscapes I've ever seen.
😆😅 oops
The reason worms do this is because moles (their natural predators) make rhythmic sounds when digging. As an instinct the worms try and get away to avoid being eaten.
A bit ironic that we are using its means of escape as a way of catching them.
Also- ironic that the dune worm emerges when hearing rhythmic sounds to hunt, and actual worms emerge to escape from predators.
Woah so how about record the sound of moles digging and it might work a bit better
Woah all super interesting! Ya it’s odd that they came towards me and the sound (if that’s what they’re fleeing from)
Why would the worms be attracted to the sound if they fear it? Does not make sense
@@MrAsddasdasda in the video it may appear as if the worms are coming towards the sound- cuz they are emerging from the ground. But that’s probably the best way to escape a predator that is blind and lives in the ground for a living. Ik it’s probably hard to make sense of. But I promise that this is the scientific reason they do this.
@@InvertedBeans I'm pretty sure the vibration mimics the vibrations of rain and that is why the worms come to the surface.
Worms can also be summoned with 2 metal spikes stuck into the ground and a 12V car battery, don't know why it works but it does.
The typical online store reviews, saying they didn't liked the product but not saying the cause...
Haha ya true!
Now this just made getting wild natural bait easier, you can go to the woods without carrying bait and you can be self sustaining with you're baits by getting them on the spot, this is a great survival knowledge.
Yup exactly! 🎣
That view tho! Great property to create on, inspirations everywhere!
So true! Very thankful for it every day 🙌🏻
I thought the same. I'd Love to sit out there and whittle, myself.
@@itsConnorCreates Your gratitude will bring you multitude! 🙏🏼
@@edie4321 I hear that, I’d look for any reason to stay out there. 🙏🏼
@@edie4321 wish I could do it all day long, so relaxing
You defeated the whole purpose of using the worm charming stick. It’s supposed to mimic rain that way you can collect worms when it’s not raining.
Apparently it mimics the sound of a mole actually, which is a predator to the worms 🙌🏻
Ever seen a bunch of crows and seagulls stamping on the grass? They're doing the same method
Dang birds are smart!
I can’t beat you, but they can! *summons thousands of worms
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They should make a competition where they use thumpers to summon up dune Sandworms 🤣
Haha yes! That’d be epic! 😆🙌🏻
thats kinda awesome
Ya it was pretty crazy how it worked!
I use to gather worms for fishing when I was a kid. We would drive a wooden stake into the ground and rub a 2x4 back and forth on the top of the stake. The vibrations would send the worms to the surface.
Awesome! I’ll have to try that method next time
Now I understand, where Dune got the inspiration from
Ya clearly inspired by real life!
Imagine living somewhere near and you wake up at night and see some random guy doing something strange in dirt in red light
Haha thankfully the neighbours didn’t get too weirded out 😆
Краще від розетки дріт у землю,але тільки плюс,відро черв'яків за пів години.
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Education and fun combined! You just got a new subscriber! Many thanks.
When I was a kid we made "worm getters" from copper rods with wooden handles attached to an extension cord. We then sold the worms to place that packaged them as sold them wholesale.
Awesome! A small business I would wholeheartedly support
7:26 demon summoning ritual?
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6:03 I thought you were going to eat the thing😣🤣
Haha that woulda been a plot twist
I thought he was going to eat it too lol
Lol
It's so fun watching you, I appreciate your hard work and dedication! That would be a good method for fishing!
Thanks so much! Yup exactly 😄🎣
Yo, these videos are amazing. I first watched your paper making video, and I loved it. Then I watched the dandelion video and it was also amazing. I even shared it with my mom. And this one is also amazing. You earned a sub!
Jesus loves you all
Amen!
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Thx!
Sorry not me I don’t believe in that guy. 😏
Thx
I know people who used a pitchfork stuck in the dirt, and wiggled back and forth. It works. I think it's because the worms think it's a mole.
Nice! I’ll have to try that method too
@@itsConnorCreates i used to do this method to by slapping on the fork so it vibrates. It works really well.
Fun fact Earthworms can survive 7 days, fully submerged in water and can regenerate to some degree
Woah interesting! That is a fun fact
Used to don that as a kid all the time. The rational was that the worms would think it was raining and would come to the surface to avoid drowning.
You don’t need to buy a stick for this. I’ve done this for fishing multiple times by finding two rigid sticks in my backyard and they worked perfectly.
Awesome! 😄🙌🏻
Hahaha entertaining video bro! I love watching your videos im a new subscriber and looks like u will be one of my favourite youtubers keep the good work up man!
Thanks so much!! Appreciate you and the support! Welcome aboard 😄🤗
I live in the Netherlands and a lot of people here have done this as kids for fishing. We like to use a spade, stick it in the ground and just shake it (can use any object or even stomp). I believe my dad told me the worms come out because their sense of danger.
Awesome! I’ll have to try that method next time!
I dont know why but an earthworm coming to your call it kind of makes them cute in a way lol
Haha I understand that! They all were very cute and cuddly
Connor makes me feel that whatever you set your mind to you can achieve keep it up man love your content❤
Thank you for the kind words and support!! 😄🤗
Missed opportunity for bird evolution to invent some similar technique in the wild
True haha maybe they’ll see this video and adapt
birds peck on the ground to make it sound like rain to attract worms to eat!
Smart birds!
The ground vibrations for worms is really strong and the rely on it for getting out of it floods in the ground by rain.
🙌🏻🙌🏻 pretty interesting!
The reason is because the worms worst enemy is a mole and it makes the same sound the mole digging through the ground so it tries escaping to the surface
Pretty interesting!
Connor: does a whole ritual
the worms: rises out of the graves
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