jueves, 7 de junio de 2007

Did you know that…?


  • A worm has five hearts?
    They have five hearts! All of these hearts pump blood through their blood vessels just like your one heart.
  • A worm doesn’t have eyes?
    Even though worms don’t have eyes, they can sense light, especially at their anterior (front end). They don’t like light!!
  • A worm has both, male and female organ?
    Worms are hermaphrodites. Each worm has both male and female organs. Worms mate by joining their clitella (swollen area near the head of a mature worm) and exchanging sperm.
  • A worm can grow only so long?
    A Lumbricus terrestris will be from 90-300 millimeters long.

Clementina Sesin, Rocio Caramuti, Pia Reinero y Luciana Travaglia