Do earthworms lay eggs

Answer 1

The correct answer is, no, they do not have a specific gender. Earthworms are known as androgynous, meaning that the organism has both male and female organs. So if you would have to say they have a gender, androgynous would be the answer.

Answer 2

Answer

Earthworms are hermaphroditic. Each individual has both male and female sex organs. But they do not mate with themselves. When two earthworms mate, they both give a packet of sperm to each other. Then each worm fertilizes its eggs with the other worm's sperm and drops a cocoon full of fertilized eggs. This is definitely sexual reproduction, though it's not what we humans normally think of when think of sex. Worms don't have a recognizable "penis" or "vagina", but they definitely have sex organs that produce sperm and eggs. Each baby worm will have a unique genetic makeup that, while similar to both parents, is distinct from both parents as well as its siblings. This most certainly is not asexual reproduction, which occurs when one individual just splits into two new individuals, both of which are exact genetic clones of the parent.

Answer 3

There are two definitions of asexual - not having two separate genders within a species and lacking a desire to have sex (no libido). Earthworms are sexual animals in that they have separate male and female reproductive organs. However, earthworms are hermaphrodites - each worm has both male and female reproductive organs. Earthworms are also sexual animals in that they have a libido, although it is simply a biological imperative to reproduce rather than a desire for pleasure.

Answer 4

Earthworms are hermaphrodites. The male and female sex organs are present in the same animal. Earthworms lay eggs, and each earthworm has both male parts that produce sperm and female parts that produce eggs. However, two earthworms are required to mate. During mating, two earthworms lie together, covering themselves in sticky mucus. They then pass sperm into each other's body which fertilises the eggs.

Answer 5

Well, when the almighty god Zeno got angry at the pathetic earthworm Patssius, he placed a curse on him, which made female earthworms explode into miniture earthworm maggots who breathe fire. Because of this earthworms are called Pyrobioticlumbricus. That is how earthworms are made.

Answer 6

Earthworms lay eggs. The eggs are opaque and lemon-shaped.

Answer 7

insidea worms body is 5 pairs of hearts like snails and slugs. worms are male and female at the same time

Answer 8

Earthworms are hermaphrodites, which means they have male and female parts.

Answer 9

Yes, Earthworms lay their eggs in cocoons.