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The gizzard is the structure that grinds up the food.

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What do Gippsland's Giant Earthworms eat?

They don't eat dirt, like many people believe. All earthworms eat decaying plant and animal matter, and they usually swallow some soil with it. They soil, however, passes right through and exits as castings. The decaying matter is what earthworms actually need for nutrients and energy.


How do earthworms eat?

They back-up into the food so their anus sucks up the food(nutrition) and it goes thru the intestine to the crop and gizzard


How fast do earthworms grow?

Earthworms grow atleast 2 inches a day. Earthworms are one of the most living creatures on earth. Earthworms are very rare even though people use them sometimes as bait for fishing or sometimes if they have nothing to eat they will eat earthworms. Earthworms been on earth for more then 1000 years...they live toabout 2 yearsa 10 ft. long earthworm has been discovered.


What do earth worms eat?

Earthworms eat organic roots, leaves and other animals. In one day, they can eat one third of their body weight.


Why do puppies eat slugs and earthworms?

== == Most puppies don't eat slugs and earthworms if you keep them inside, but they probably wouldn't anyway. Also, if they do it, it's probably because they don't know any better. Puppies use taste to explore their world, just as human babies do. A lot of what they "eat" isn't actually swallowed. I've never heard of a dog developing a taste for worms and slugs although I've owned one who liked to eat lizards. Puppies will pick up anything that they see. They don't know what they are supposed to eat, and yes they are exploring their world in the only way that they can. They don't eat only slugs or earthworms, they swallow small things that they found, because they don't know what's eatable.

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What structure grinds up the mixture the earthworm eats?

The gizzard in an earthworm is the structure that grinds up the organic material it consumes. It is a muscular structure that helps break down the food into smaller pieces for digestion.


What is the organ that grinds up food in an earthworm?

The organ in an earthworm that grinds up food is called the gizzard. It is a muscular structure that helps break down food particles before they enter the intestine for digestion.


What kind of plants do tiger salamanders eat?

They don't eat plants. They eat chopped up earthworms and crickets smaller than their head.


What do earthworms eat and how much they can eat in one day?

Earthworms eat a variety of organic matter such as decaying leaves, plant material, and other decomposing organic materials found in soil. On average, earthworms can consume up to half their body weight in food per day.


How much food dose a Robin eat?

up to 14 feet of earthworms in a day!


What do Gippsland's Giant Earthworms eat?

They don't eat dirt, like many people believe. All earthworms eat decaying plant and animal matter, and they usually swallow some soil with it. They soil, however, passes right through and exits as castings. The decaying matter is what earthworms actually need for nutrients and energy.


How do earthworms eat?

They back-up into the food so their anus sucks up the food(nutrition) and it goes thru the intestine to the crop and gizzard


What is a democomposer?

a decomposer is a plant that grinds its self up and end up as dirt


What is part of the earthworm's digestive system that grinds food?

The Gizzard, it's the part of the worm that grinds up foods or solids.


Why is gravel important to a bird?

they swallow it then it grinds up their food.


What is the function of a worm's intestine?

it grinds up the food even more


What if your knee grinds when you bend it and pops when you step up why?

because it is broken.