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WORMS Definition: Any soft-bodied invertabrate   A WORMS BODY: 

Pharynx: The pharynx is the throat of the worm. They push their throat out to grab their food than pull it back in to their mouth. Then they get it wet with their saliva.

Gizzard: The gizzard works almost like teeth. With any stones the worm swallowed and the gizzard the worm grinds up the food.

Anus: Whatever is left comes out the worms anus as castings, otherwise know as poop.

[|Parts of a Worm Quiz]

[|Worms 5 Hearts]

WHAT WORMS EAT:   Here is a list of what worms like to eat: 
 * bacteria
 * fungi
 * protoza
 * plants
 * fruits
 * compost heaps
 * cut grass
 * potato peelings
 * decaying animals

How Worms Reproduce:  All earthworms are technically male and female. This is because they each have a egg and sperm cells. First they must mate and exchange sperm cells. The thick band on a worm is called the clitellum. After two worms mate the clitellum releases a special ring of mucus. The worm moves out of the ring dropping eggs at it goes. The ring closes to form a cocoon around the eggs. Then the worms come out. [|Worm Coming Out of An Egg]

Types of Worms:
 * [|Acanthocephala (spiny-headed worms)]
 * [|Annelida (segmented worms)]
 * [|Chaetognatha (arrow worms)]
 * [|Gnathostomulid (jaw worms)]
 * [|Hemichordata (acorn/tongue worms)]
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Nematoda (roundworms)]
 * [|Nemertea (ribbon worms)]
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Nematomorpha (horsehair worms)]
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Onychophora (velvet worms)]
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Phoronida (horseshoe worms)]
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Platyhelminthes (flatworms)]
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Priapulida (phallus worms)]
 * <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[|Sipuncula (peanut worms)]
 * [|Tape Worm]
 * [|Hook Worm]

Resources: [] [] []<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> [] [] Earthworms: By Elaine Pascae: Photos by Dwight Kuhn ©1997