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The two, red wiggler worms and red earthworms are related however they aren't the same animal. The red wiggler worm or eisenia fetida is of the same family, lumbricidae as the red worm or lumbricus rubellus, however they are of different genera.
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Do leeches have eyes?
No, leeches do not have setae and that is one of the major differences that sets them apart from organisms such as earthworms or other marine worms when categorizing them in classes. So leeches/earthworms/and marine worms are all in the same Phylum - Phylum Annelids (Segmented Worms) but they're all in separate classes. So Polychaeta (Marine Worms) and Oligochaeta (Earthworms) - have many setae but Hirudinea (Leeches), do not.
Do Longer worms have less more or the same number of segments as short worms?
longer worms have more, less, or the same segmented
Are leaches bugs?
Leeches are not bugs (insects). Leeches are animals, segmented worms in the same phylum (Annelida) as earthworms. Although insects do have a larval (worm-like) stage of their development, worms are not related to insects. After the larval stage, insects later develop legs and exoskeletons. Leeches and worms have neither exoskeleton nor legs at any stage of their lives. The larval stage of insects leads to the common misconception that they are related to worms, but this is not the case.
Do earthworms reproduce sexually or asexually?
Sexually. Earthworms are bisexual, or hermaphroditic, which means that each individual has both male and female sex organs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first answer is not completely right. Earthworms have babies asexually and sexually, becasue sexually they can mate with another worm, and asexually because a worm can have it by itself ans the baby worm will have the exactly same DNA. Worms also have babies asexually because if you cut a worm in half it goes through regeneration and fragementation and that piece becomes a different worm and the other piece regrows. <--That is incorrect: Worms do not regrow into two worms when cut in half. The part that contains the upper half of the body will regrow the parts that it has lost, while the lower part (that doesn't contain the brain) will just wiggle around because of the ganglia that are still intact.
What are white worms with oblong heads in fire wood?
I was wondering the same thing. I just found 3 today in my fire wood.
Are earthworms and red worms the same thing?
Red worms and earthworms are the same thing. They are closely related to each other, though. Red worms make much better worm farm worms or composting worms than regular earth worms because of their higher rate of soil assimilation.
Are worms and earthworms the same?
Earthworms are a type of worm; there are many other types including roundworms, flatworms, marine worms, and bristle worms.
Are earthworms and leeches members of the same phylum?
Earthworms are big segmented worms that belong to the Phylum Annelida, Class Clitellata, and sub class Oligochaeta. Leeches are also worms belonging to the same Phylum and class, but sub class Hirudinae and are of three types, freshwater, terrestrial and marine.
What are close relatives of earthworms?
i have done studying on this subject myself and i find that the commen earth worm due to the fact that there are about 2783 types of earth worms would be slugs and if not information has lead me to think that they would be related to just flat worms or round worms. ~anonymous
Is there a worm that is not a worm?
Yes. A variety of insect larvae, particularly some beetle grubs (glow worms, meal worms) and some caterpillars (inchworms, hornworms ) are referred to as worms even though they are insects. Slow worms, which are native to parts of Europe and Asia are actually a kind of legless lizard (legless lizards are not the same as snakes).
Why snakes and earthworms are kept in different groups?
Because they are completely unrelated animals ! Snakes have a skeleton composed of hundreds of individual bones... Earthworms have no skeleton at all. Earthworms are vegetarians - Snakes are carnivores. Earthworms are hermaphrodites. They possess both male & female reproductive organs. During 'mating' two worms simply exchange sperm with each other - Snakes need to mate with another snake of the same species but opposite gender in order to reproduce.
Do leeches have eyes?
No, leeches do not have setae and that is one of the major differences that sets them apart from organisms such as earthworms or other marine worms when categorizing them in classes. So leeches/earthworms/and marine worms are all in the same Phylum - Phylum Annelids (Segmented Worms) but they're all in separate classes. So Polychaeta (Marine Worms) and Oligochaeta (Earthworms) - have many setae but Hirudinea (Leeches), do not.
What is the same about earthworms and snakes?
compare the snake and earthworm
Do Longer worms have less more or the same number of segments as short worms?
longer worms have more, less, or the same segmented
Are leaches bugs?
Leeches are not bugs (insects). Leeches are animals, segmented worms in the same phylum (Annelida) as earthworms. Although insects do have a larval (worm-like) stage of their development, worms are not related to insects. After the larval stage, insects later develop legs and exoskeletons. Leeches and worms have neither exoskeleton nor legs at any stage of their lives. The larval stage of insects leads to the common misconception that they are related to worms, but this is not the case.
What other insects are earthworms related to?
This question relies on a false premise-- earthworms are not insects at all. In fact, they are no more related than any two random members of the animal kingdom, such as dogs and cockroaches, or oysters and the Portuguese Man o War. In fact, the same holds true of the two creatures names in this WikiAnswers category, worms and centipedes. Not related at all.
Are horseshoe worms the same as star horseshoe worms?
no they are different
