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We’ve got worms!

Posted on 6/15/24 at 6:17 pm
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28020 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 6:17 pm
Huge catalpa tree









They’re small but seeing a bunch of them.
Posted by DownSouthJukin
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Posted on 6/15/24 at 6:20 pm to
Gonna need coordinates.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19286 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 7:27 pm to
You do know you can harvest them and freeze what you don't use now for later use.

Of course, the wife may not be happy about containers of worms in the freezer..........
Posted by Fencepimp
Brusly
Member since Jun 2022
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Posted on 6/15/24 at 8:31 pm to
Jealous. Good for you
Posted by crankbait
Member since Feb 2008
11639 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 10:08 pm to
That might be the biggest catalpa tree I’ve ever seen.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60336 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 10:11 pm to
Man, I haven’t seen a tree with worms in years!
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72860 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 11:38 pm to
They're better when they're small.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72860 posts
Posted on 6/15/24 at 11:43 pm to
quote:

That might be the biggest catalpa tree I’ve ever seen.


I rented a place outside Athens (Winterviille) for several years with a catalpa tree even bigger than that. You couldn't pick the worms off because the lowest hanging branches were 10 feet off the ground. I had to throw sticks up in the tree to knock some down, and then scramble to pick them up as fast as possible before my beagles got them. Beagles are bastards.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28020 posts
Posted on 6/16/24 at 7:39 am to
quote:

That might be the biggest catalpa tree I’ve ever seen.


It is huge and the other isn’t far behind. This one is probably 70ft tall I’d guess.
Trunk is 3 feet in diameter easy.

I didn’t even know it was a catalpa tree until last year.
Posted by Shoalwater Cat
Pville
Member since Dec 2017
787 posts
Posted on 6/16/24 at 8:32 am to
About 50 years ago we froze them in corn meal.
Posted by Bow dude72
Member since Mar 2017
2704 posts
Posted on 6/16/24 at 11:10 am to
Is that what I used to call courtableau worms?
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired - 31 years
Member since Feb 2019
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Posted on 6/16/24 at 11:15 am to
quote:

They're better when they're small.


Posted by Bow dude72
Member since Mar 2017
2704 posts
Posted on 6/16/24 at 11:33 am to
I also froze them
Posted by indytiger
baton rouge/indy
Member since Oct 2004
10211 posts
Posted on 6/16/24 at 12:44 pm to
quote:


You do know you can harvest them and freeze what you don't use now for later use.


Is it true that when you thaw them they come back to life, or is that an urban legend?
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19286 posts
Posted on 6/16/24 at 2:17 pm to
quote:

Is it true that when you thaw them they come back to life, or is that an urban legend?



I'm going with urban legend since they are made up mostly of water when it all comes down to it. In the animal world, there are not too many things that can survive being frozen solid and come back to life once thawed.
Posted by turkish
Member since Aug 2016
2251 posts
Posted on 6/16/24 at 4:07 pm to
Legend. But the fish dont care.
Posted by highcotton2
Alabama
Member since Feb 2010
10333 posts
Posted on 6/16/24 at 8:27 pm to
quote:

It is huge and the other isn’t far behind. This one is probably 70ft tall I’d guess. Trunk is 3 feet in diameter easy.


State record in Alabama is 60’ I think but it is also at least 5’ dbh.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 6/17/24 at 9:10 am to
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40502 posts
Posted on 6/17/24 at 10:02 am to
Awesome.
Posted by tenfoe
Member since Jun 2011
6943 posts
Posted on 6/17/24 at 10:13 am to
quote:

You do know you can harvest them and freeze what you don't use now for later use. Of course, the wife may not be happy about containers of worms in the freezer.......


When I was a kid we were tasked with climbing the trees and shaking down the worms to fall on sheets my dad and uncles had laid out under the trees. We’d go all around the parish to places my dad knew about and do the same for a day or so. Dad and uncles would put them up in envelopes with cornmeal in the freezer. 20 or so worms in an envelope. Not sure why they used envelopes, but knowing my dad now I would say there’s a 100% chance they were either cheaper than an alternative or he found a box of envelopes on the side of the road and put them to use.
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