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woodland_spirit
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 Wattle / Acacia leaves and Earthworms - 2009/04/24 00:09 Everywhere I look I read that wattle leaves are high in protein but for some reason earthworms ignore them completely. Does anyone know why this is so and is there anything that can be done to the leaves to make them more palatable.
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 Re:Wattle / Acacia leaves and Earthworms - 2009/04/24 06:33 Interestingly, although no nectar is produced, wattles do make a sweet sticky substance in structures called nectaries or phyllode glands on their leaves. Tiny amounts of this sweet substance are produced around the time of flowering, giving wattles their characteristic 'sticky' feel to the touch.

Many wattle species contain psycoactive substances such as DMT, NMT, tryptamine, amphetamines, mescaline, nicotine and others.

I guess worms know what's bad for us. The leaves are probably toxic to them. Arkie's Vermiculture
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