Earthworms

 = **EARTHWORMS ** =

 Visit the following websites and learn __more__ about Earthworms.  [|The Adventures of Herman the Worm] [|Yucky Worm World]
 * Earthworms ** (Lumbricus terrestris) (also known as lob worms or garden worms) are nature’s ploughs and are crucial for **soil aeration **. In an acre of land between 7,200-13,500kg of soil passes through **earthworms ** and is deposited on the surface each year. No wonder archaeologists are so good at digging!
 * How do **worms ** travel? No, not on the underground, but by using their complex muscle system and hairs, called **setae **.
 * **Earthworms ** do not have teeth, but use a gizzard to grind up pieces of food.
 * **Worms **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> don’t have eyes (except in cartoons!), but are sensitive to light. [[image:Worms_Lobs2189.jpg align="right"]]
 * **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Earthworms **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> don’t have lungs, but instead “breathe” through their skin as long as it stays moist.
 * **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Earthworms **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> are **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">hermaphrodites **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> ie their bodies are both male and female.
 * <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Not content with one heart, **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">earthworms **<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> have no fewer than five.