Red wrigglers - I thought they were worms!!

[Tropicok]

What kind of worms do they have in Great Britain? And maggots, I don't remember seeing frogs eating maggots at animal carcasses on Discovery or Animal Planet. And what's with colored maggots and why?

[John]

What kind of worms do they have in Great Britain?

If you mean in terms of what is available as a feeder worm, the same as the US. They just have different names.

And maggots, I don't remember seeing frogs eating maggots at animal carcasses on Discovery or Animal Planet. And what's with colored maggots and why?

In the fishing bait trade, maggots are dyed in order to make them more appealing to fish and easier to see in the water.

[Tropicok]

Duh! I meant what do they call them in other parts of the world i.e. blandlings etc.?

[jclozano25]

Red Wiggler are scientifically called Eisenia Foetida. Some species of amphibians, Fish and Lizards spit them because of their pungent secretion when felt threatened and when they know that they are under attack. Some frogs and fishes don't have a problem eating them maybe because they swallow it right away and avoids the liquid secretion.

Here are some info web pages for Red Wigglers:

A Review on Red Wiggler Worms or Eisenia Foetida worms
Using Red Wiggler worms as fishing worms
Life Cycle of Red Wiggler Worms or Eisenia Foetida and stages