All sorts of fun worm facts to amaze your friends! Who knew worms were so cool?

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Worms: Why Are They Slimy and Other Facts

  • A worm has no eyes, legs or arms.

  • There are 2700 different types of earthworms in the world.All sorts of fun worm facts to amaze your friends! Who knew worms were so cool?

  • There can be up to 1 MILLION earthworms in just 1 acre of land.

  • A 22 foot long earthworm was found in South Africa.

  • Worms help plants by mixing the soil. So gardeners love them because they are ‘free’ help!

  • The sticky slime a worm makes helps keep it from drying out. If the worm dries out, it will die, because it ‘breathes’ through it’s skin.

  • Earthworms can replace lost parts. Some types are better at this than others.

  • Baby worms hatch from a cocoon. You can read about the life cycle here.

  • A single worm has both male and female parts. This is called a ‘hermaphrodite.’ But they still need a mate to reproduce.

  • Even without eyes, a worm can still sense light and will move away from it.

  • Earthworms come to the surface when it rains because they need oxygen to breathe, and they would drown if they stayed in the soil.

  • Some of the largest worms can live to be 50 years old.

  • A regular earthworm can live 15 years.

  • Some people eat earthworms, like some people in China and New Zealand.

  • Worms use a gizzard to grind up food instead of teeth.

  • Vermicomposting is the treatment of wastes, like kitchen scraps, using worms.

  • A worm chopped in half will not become 2 worms. Just the head end will regenerate into a new worm.

  • Worms can have up to 5 hearts depending on the type of worm it is.

  • You can buy a Worm Observation Farm to watch worms close up!

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