1.0Faculty of Public and Global Affairshttps://carleton.ca/fpgaBryan Gagnonhttps://carleton.ca/fpga/author/bryangagnon/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iFH9jlLU5i"><a href="https://carleton.ca/fpga/event/author-meets-readers-the-nightcrawlers/">Author Meets Readers | The Nightcrawlers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/fpga/event/author-meets-readers-the-nightcrawlers/embed/#?secret=iFH9jlLU5i" width="600" height="338" title="“Author Meets Readers | The Nightcrawlers” — Faculty of Public and Global Affairs" data-secret="iFH9jlLU5i" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/fpga/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://carleton.ca/fpga/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2025/11/Nightcrawlers-tmb.png600400About the Book How does a banal earthworm become a valuable commodity? Lumbricus terrestris, otherwise known as the Canadian nightcrawler, is the most popular live bait used by recreational anglers throughout the world. Each year, as many as seven hundred million worms are handpicked from Ontario farmland for the bait market, earning the region the undisputed title […]