through skin
Actually, earthworms have no respiratory system at all, they get the oxygen and nitrogen that they need from the soil.
The earthworm has no special respiratory organs. Gaseous exchange occurs through moist skin by diifusion.
Spiracle, or a respiratory tube
the respiratory pigment in humans is hemoglobin
respiratory
1 locomotary organ of earthworm
I believe the cuticle prevents dessication of the worm (drying out).
Clitellum
The intestine.
The gizzard is the organ that helps the earthworm grind its food into a million pieces.
The gizzard is the organ that helps the earthworm grind its food into tiny pieces.
You DO find a respiratory structure in each segment of the earthworm. An earthworm uses its skin as the respiratory structure. Oxygen in the air dissolves in the moisture and mucus on the skin then diffuses into blood capillaries close to the skin to be transported to the rest of the body.