Centipedes

Horsehair worms are found under the Phylum Nematomorpha (Pechenik, 2010). Their defining characteristic is that they are pseudocoelomates lacking a functional digestive tract in the adult stage. There are about 320 freshwater species and 5 marine species described so far.

no they do not have a back bone. They are invertebrates

Worms are very important. They eat material so it does not stink and spread disease. They eat it and it turns into really good fertilized dirt, which is their poop. They also feed birds with their bodies.

The use of leeches in modern medicine made its comeback in the 1980s after years of decline, with the advent of microsurgery such as plastic and reconstructive surgeries. In operations such as these, one of the biggest problems that arises is venous congestion due to inefficient venous drainage. This condition is known as venous insufficiency. If this congestion is not cleared up quickly, the blood will clot and arteries that bring the tissues their necessary nourishment will become plugged and the tissues will die. It is here where the leeches come in handy. After being applied to the required site, they suck the excess blood, reducing the swelling in the tissues and promoting healing by allowing fresh, oxygenated blood to reach the area until normal circulation can be restored. The leeches also secrete an anticoagulant (known as hirudin) that prevents the clotting of the blood

It is not closely related to either but a worm would be considered nearer.

I think so. R Lee Ermy eats them, with hot sauce.

Millipedes are large, poisonous, and armored with a thick shell. They have dozens of legs as well. They usually are found in jungle environments.

Centipedes are small, non-poisonous, and defend themselves with stinging/biting. They also have many legs, and are found under rocks, bricks, etc. like you would find worms or slugs. They are found everywhere that contains moderate temperatures (US region).

Females are light and males are darker in coloration.

No. Giraffes are vegetarians. They do not eat any insects or meat.

Giraffe's usually inhabit Savannas and Grasslands that are abundant in trees like Acacia, Commiphora, Combretum etc. They browse on twigs of tree, preferringt he Acacia, Commiphora and Terminalia. They also feed on grass and fruits. They dont prefer grass much because, they have to bend down to graze, which isnt so easy if we consider its size.

Phytoplankton live near the surface of the ocean because they need sunlight like all green plants. They also need water and nutrients to live. Phytoplankton use water and CO2 to grow, but phytoplankton still need other vitamins and minerals, like iron to survive.

When the surface of the ocean is cold, the deeper parts of the ocean bring these nutrients to the surface and the plankton live. But, when the surface of the ocean is warm, as in El Niño, the ocean does not bring as many of these essential nutrients and the phytoplankton die. That causes a major problem because phytoplankton are at the base of the food chain. So, when the population of phytoplankton is reduced almost the entire food chain is effected.

Platyhelminthes is a phylum of invertebrates classified as animals, so it is not prokaryotic. Prokaryotes are organisms like bacteria. Platyhelminthes is the phylum for flatworms.

Yes! I had given up trying to grow carrots in Ottawa because of earwigs. I have gone out with a flashlight and seen so many on the foliage that you couldn't even see the green tops. Just hundreds of crawling, writhing earwigs. In two nights they chewed all the green tops down to stems and killed the crop. I am trying this year in containers for the first time.

They have bilateral symmetry and are invertebrates.

It eats dirt. Worms get all their nutrients from dirt.

Planaria ,which lives in fresh water ,has two strands of branching excretory tubes that open to the outside of the body through excretory pores .The simple tubular excretory is called protonephridium,Which is a network of closed tubules without internal openings.Tubular system is spread through out the body.Located along the tubulesare bulb like Flame cells

Mud, since they live in it.

All animals have a type of homeostatic behavior within them because Homeostasis is the regulation of the internal environment to compensate for a change in the external. Without this adaptation nothing would survive. An example of this in worms is that of the osmoregulation in their bodies (the adjusting of a salty environment by holding in more water).

Earthworms are not insects, nor is there any reason to get rid of them; they are beneficial to the soil. As for other insects, people often use insecticide to get rid of them, but this depends upon the species. To get rid of bedbugs, you have to use heat.

other mini beasts

ending of centipide

Mealworms are the larvae(worm) of the Darkling Beetle also known by the scientific name Tenebrio Molitor. They are found naturally in the wild, usually where rotting trees or vegetation are present.

I found this information from two sites;

http://www.wormman.com

http://www.mealwormcompany.com

Yes, but their mostly found in moist and damp areas. :0)

The number of legs can vary with age and maturity. The older the centipede gets, the more legs it has, up to 15 body segments (each segment has a pair of legs).

A bat is a mammal--it has fur, lactates and is warm-blooded. Mammals are vertebrates. Vertebrates have a dorsal nerve cord protected by bony or cartilaginous vertebrae. Arthropods are invertebrates--they do not have vertebrae. They are a specific kind of invertebrate with a jointed exoskeleton.