Food For The Worms

It’s not so much the fault of geese or even some turtles that will have their way with us but rather the worms, proving yet again that we need to stop the food chain in order to save ourselves:

Federal wildlife officials studying ways to prevent potentially fatal bird strikes, such as the one that forced a US Airways jet to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River in January, are focusing on mustard, which repels a favorite snack of birds — worms.

After it rains, earthworms crawl onto the runway at La Guardia and JFK airports, providing a smorgasbord for hungry birds, who can then get caught in plane engines, researchers said.