Earthworms have both male and female sexual organs. Most species require a partner for mating. During mating, sperm are exchanged and stored in one of the segments of the worm. The cocoon casing is ...

In fact, over one million earthworms can reside in just one acre of land. Earthworms are hermaphrodites. That means that they have both male and female sex organs. An earthworm can make sperm and egg ...

Earthworms are hermaphrodites Earthworms possess both male and female reproductive organs, making them hermaphrodites. When ...

BREEDING: Little is known about the reproduction of this species in particular. Earthworms are monoecious, meaning that both female and male organs are present within the same worm. In most earthworms ...

Once declared by Aristotle to be “the intestines of the earth,” earthworms have been recognized for centuries as essential to the health of our planet's soil. But one of the most interesting ...

About half-way through the book, after the student has become familiar with systems of organs, he is introduced to physiological principles, illustrated with special reference to the earthworm.

Earthworms are the engineers of the soil, bringing benefits to farmers The first global atlas of earthworms has been compiled, based on surveys at 7,000 sites in 56 countries. The findings will ...

Earthworm robots typically have pumps or other systems for movement that add to their bulk. This limits the potential applications in endoscopy (the use of tubes to examine internal organs).