Cool Worm Dissection Blog

Hey kids, today we're going to talk about everyone's favorite little critter. You see them when it rains and when you're in the garden. It's the earthworm! Worms live in land and water and can be found in almost every habitat on earth. They can eat and process all sorts of wastes and soil and they are some of the only creatures that can do that. Worms breathe through their skin, air dissolves on the mucus and through this process works can breathe. If worms dry out they will suffocate. Each earthworm is both male and female, they produce eggs and sperm. Now that we've got some context about worms, let's talk dissection. Take a look at the pictures below where we've opened up a worm to show you its external and internal anatomy.

 

Now that you've seen the final product, watch this video to see how we did it!

https://youtu.be/9x-6YoYwsiE