
{"id":4646,"date":"2012-10-05T22:49:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T03:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=4646"},"modified":"2019-10-23T10:26:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T15:26:05","slug":"decomposer-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=4646","title":{"rendered":"Decomposer program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Decomposers song<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4653\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.42.06-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4653\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4653\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.42.06-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.42.06-PM.png 210w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.42.06-PM-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decomposers<\/p><\/div>\n<p>C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<br \/>\nDecomposers have a lot to do<br \/>\nC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<br \/>\nTheir friends in the forest love them too!<br \/>\nC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D<br \/>\nChews the leaves that fall on the ground<br \/>\nC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C<br \/>\nMaking rich soil for the trees to be sound<br \/>\nF\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C<br \/>\nDecomposers,\u00a0 you may be small (use decomposer voice)<br \/>\nF\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C<br \/>\nDecomposers helps the trees grow tall\u00a0 (use tree voice)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4648\" style=\"width: 611px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.31.34-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4648\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4648\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.31.34-PM.png\" alt=\"Compost\" width=\"601\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.31.34-PM.png 601w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.31.34-PM-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Compost<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What is Compost?<a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.32.14-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4649\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.32.14-PM-300x241.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-10-05 at 10.32.14 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.32.14-PM-300x241.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.32.14-PM.png 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Compost is vegetable, leaves and paper<\/p>\n<p>Vegetables, leaves and paper<\/p>\n<p>Decomposers<\/p>\n<p>Make compost into rich soil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4653\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.42.06-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4653\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4653\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.42.06-PM.png\" alt=\"Decomposers\" width=\"210\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.42.06-PM.png 210w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-05-at-10.42.06-PM-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decomposers<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s a decomposer?<\/p>\n<p>Worms<\/p>\n<p>and other soil creatures<\/p>\n<p>Decomposers<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re important because<\/p>\n<p>they make rich soil<\/p>\n<p>For the trees to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Never, say yuck, never say ick<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re important to nature.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anatomy of an Earthworm<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4659\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-07-at-9.31.43-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4659\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4659\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-07-at-9.31.43-AM.png\" alt=\"A worm has 5 hearts\" width=\"489\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-07-at-9.31.43-AM.png 489w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-07-at-9.31.43-AM-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worm has 5 hearts<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cycle of Life<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-7.59.47-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5618\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-7.59.47-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-10-16 at 7.59.47 PM\" width=\"383\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-7.59.47-PM.png 383w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-7.59.47-PM-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/a>Earthworm Eggs<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-7.57.10-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5617\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-7.57.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-10-16 at 7.57.10 PM\" width=\"559\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-7.57.10-PM.png 559w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-7.57.10-PM-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a>Newborn earthworms\u00a0 &#8211; &#8220;Whiteys&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-8.00.09-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5619\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-8.00.09-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-10-16 at 8.00.09 PM\" width=\"566\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-8.00.09-PM.png 566w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-16-at-8.00.09-PM-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a>A young Earthworm\u00a0 &#8220;Pinky&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-07-at-9.30.29-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4658\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-07-at-9.30.29-AM.png\" alt=\"Adult worm ready to lay eggs.\" width=\"360\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-07-at-9.30.29-AM.png 423w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Screen-Shot-2014-10-07-at-9.30.29-AM-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">An adult earthworm with an enlarged Clitellum (ready to lay eggs)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decomposers song C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G Decomposers have a lot to do C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G Their friends in the forest love them too! C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D Chews the leaves that fall on the ground C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=4646\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fall","category-insects","category-songs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4646"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8868,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646\/revisions\/8868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}