An Elaboration on Earthworms
Circulation made Simple
An Ornate Overview
The Oncoming Objective
Life Cycle
Habitat
Predators
Docile Dissection
Guts 1
Guts 2
Exterior
Cardiovascular Circulation
Revolutionary Evolutionary Relationships
Handy Human Impact
Feasibly Fun Facts
- If a worm is cut in half, two will not grow, but they can replace lost segments.
- Earthworms are hermaphroditic- they have both male and female reproductive parts.
- The largest earthworm found was 22 feet long.
- Earthworms have no eyes, but can sense the presence of light.
- Earthworms are native to Europe.
- In one acre of land, there can be more than a million earthworms.
- Earthworms become paralyzed after an hour of sunlight.
- Earthworms eat their weight in food every day.
- The mucus on earthworms contains nitrogen which is good for plants.
- Charles Darwin spent 39 years studying earthworms.
Wonderful Works Cited
Information:
"Common Earthworm." Common Earthworm. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2014.
"Earthworms." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Jan. 2014. Web. 09 Apr. 2014.
"Worm Facts." Worm Facts. Illinois University, n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014
Pictures
Earthworm. Digital image. Earthworm Ecology. Earthworm Society of Britain, n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
Earthworm in dirt. Digital image. Decomposers. St. John Fisher College, n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
Earthworm Jim. Digital image. Earthworm Jim. Giant Bomb, n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2014
Evolutionary Relationships. Digital image. Flatworms, Mollusks, and Annelids. Clinton Community College, n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
Kalman, Bobbie. Earthworm Life Cycle. Digital image. Story: Earthworms. TEARA, 2004. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
MSN. Earthworm. Digital image. Worms. NBC, n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
Yale University. Earthworm Phylogeny. Digital image. Tree of Life. Peabody Museum of Natural Science, n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
Videos
Dial, Ken. Circulation Worm. N.p.: Vimeo, 2013. Video