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The North American marine worm has 42 'legs' we call them legs.

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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.


Why aren't centipedes and millipedes classified as worms?

Centipedes and millipedes are not classified as worms because they belong to a separate group of arthropods called myriapods. While they share some similarities with worms in terms of their long, segmented bodies, they have distinct characteristics such as multiple legs and exoskeletons that differentiate them from true worms.


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.


Is a worm an insectivore?

It depends what you mean by "worm" and "bug"."Bug" is not a technical term. Sometimes a "bug" means an insect; sometimes it means any invetebrate. Most worms are invetebrates but none are insects.In every day speech, a worm is any long cylindrical soft-bodied creature with no legs. There are a great many cylindrical soft-bodied animals without legs, belonging to many different groups of animals.Earthworms, for example, are annelids - a type of inveterbrate animal. Parasitic worms (flatworms, roundworms, tapeworms, etc.) are members of different groups - such as Nematodes and others.


How many legs ants have?

the ants have 6 legs on their body