it has slime on the covering of it's body!
segment
Each segment is called a somite.
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its body is made of ring like segments called bristles which are attached to the underside of segments.
Rubbery substance
the Anus
skin
Yes, the earthworm does have a front and back.
i believe it is called hatchling.
they just see another earthworm with a clitellum and instinctively mate
not its head of course... its called the posterior end.
Earthworm is a consumer.Althought earthworm feeds on decaying matter,it cannot break it down into simpler substance.Only decomposers have the special chemical to carry out decomposition.Earthworm helps decomposers.This special group is called detrivores. THEY ARE EXTREMLY COOL.
The mouth is covered with a lip that helps the earthworm dig through the soil. This lip is called the prostomium. It is located at the front.
The bristles along the body of an earthworm are called the Setae, they are used as anchors as the earthworm moves along. The earthworms will anchor the rear of the body as it extends the front then anchor the front of the body as it contracts the rear. The setae are extended and contracted in sequence to match the movement of the body.
Yes, the earthworm does have a front and back.
i believe it is called hatchling.
Earthworm poop is called castings or vermicast. It is a nutrient-rich fertilizer produced by earthworms as they digest organic matter in the soil.
seta
earthworm moves by the hair like projections called setae .
the earthworm has a brain in its head or front behind its mouth which is connected to a nerve stem that runs along its bottom to the back.
Earthworm
a earthworm
earthworm
Earthworm is an invertebrate hence it has its nerve chord at the "front" of its body, that is at the ventral surface.To avoid causing damage to the nerve chord,earthworm(invertebrate)is dissected dorsal side up.