CREEPY CRAWLIES Worms Are Gross Leigh Rockwood PowerKiDS press New York
Wiggly Worms If you have seen a worm wiggling on the sidewalk after a rainstorm it was likely an earthworm Earthworms may look like soft slimy tubes but they are an important link in the food chain They keep the soil healthy so that plants can grow Earthworms are also food for other animals Did you know that if a part of an earthworm gets cut off the lost part can sometimes grow back This is called regeneration Earthworms feel slimy and wet Some people think they are too gross touch to
Did you know that in 1 acre 4 ha of land you might find more than one million earthworms in the ground There are many gross animals called worms but not all of these worms are closely related to earthworms Many of these other worms are parasites or animals that live in on or with another living thing However earthworms live on own their
