The spaghetti worm experiment by Joseph Burman https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia Advancing Biology en-us 2020-02-27 09:26:54 UTC 2025-10-02 20:25:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f54a.png Where are you setting up your worm experiment? Here's my location fakeman https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451261373 2020-02-27 09:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451261373 Can you film some of the bird feeding activity you observe? Upload here fakeman https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451262297 2020-02-27 09:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451262297 Which bird species have you observed at your study site? Here's a good bird guide fakeman https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451262717 2020-02-27 09:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451262717 Do you have preliminary data or observations? Show us all here fakeman https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451263335 2020-02-27 09:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451263335 What does your spaghetti setup look like? Post a pic fakeman https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451263752 2020-02-27 09:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451263752 Remember to replace your worms :) fakeman https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451272735 2020-02-27 10:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/451272735 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452179225 To
Prow is day ONE]]> 2020-02-28 19:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452179225 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452185049 Birds expected to be seen by river Stour 
Long tail 🤬 , robins ,black bird, gulls, pigeons, bullfinch, chaffinch , king fisher , dark doves ,starlings ]]> 2020-02-28 19:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452185049 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452636102 Sunday  test ]]> 2020-03-01 19:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452636102 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452637293 Birds arriving]]> 2020-03-01 19:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452637293 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452637514 Caming for spaghetti?]]> 2020-03-01 19:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452637514 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452850651 Identifying these seen ]]> 2020-03-02 10:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452850651 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452852253 Changed location for bird population, with different food intake habits .  (Birds at river Stour  gardens Affected by tourist and visitors feeding, selected feeding habits adapted .) ]]> 2020-03-02 10:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452852253 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452879594 Birds spotted today  ;red start  ,black bird , blur 🤬,bull finch , coal 🤬,chaffinch, collared dove ,field fare, garden warbler ,house sparrow , magpie .]]> 2020-03-02 11:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452879594 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452880828 2020-03-02 11:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/452880828 nh384 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/454397483 Birds using probability ....? Maybe is happening  with my spaghetti ]]> 2020-03-04 15:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/454397483 The Worm Diaries pstanbridge459_1 https://padlet.com/fakeman/u4ppuiafo6ia/wish/456491344 Day 0 - Setup
Potential sites for spaghetti worm feeding area were investigated with several sites having to be rejected due to threat of destruction by resident doggo.

 It was decided that a patio area was to be the optimal test area, situated in the garden (property is in an urban coastal area, with the sea within a couple of miles and a busy main road very close). 

Birds commonly sighted: Seagulls, crows, seagulls, magpies, sparrows, seagulls, pigeons, finches, seagulls and seagulls. 

Seagulls were observed to have nested on many of the roofs in the area including the property in the subject of this study. Adolescent gulls were observed still not quite showing their full adult plumage and begging adult gulls for food.

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Spaghetti worms were prepared in 2 colours, redish-red and greenish-green, cut into equal lengths of approximately 5cm each, and placed at random in the test area.
Large seagull observed eating worms, not appearing to have a colour preference.
 100% predation – 0 survivors:    N=20 a=10 b=10 n=20
         
Day 2
100% predation – 0 survivors:    N=20 a=10 b=10 n=20
 
Day 3
100% predation – 0 survivors:    N=20 a=10 b=10 n=20
     
Day 4
Added some camouflage to test if it would result in any survivors
100% predation – 0 survivors:    N=20 a=10 b=10 n=20

It did not.
 
Day 5
100% predation – 0 survivors:    N=20 a=10 b=10 n=20
 Beginning to suspect this is the same seagull coming back every day due to its recognisable grumpy face.
 
 Day 6
Seagull has learned and is on fence waiting for pasta…
 
100% predation – 0 survivors
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