From the Cellar we pulled out the Famous Phrase, “The early bird gets the worm.” You can use the word worm as a noun or a verb. Check out the Zeller Storyteller to find out if you want to be a worm or do “wormy” things.
But first, let’s find out some facts about worms.
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Read 10 Interesting Facts about Worms
- Earth worms eat almost anything that was alive, as long as it is dead when they eat it
- The myth of both parts of a worm surviving when it has been cut in two is not true, only the part with the head attached will survive
- Earth worms use their skin to breath and do not have lungs
- The average life span of a worm is 4-5 years
- There are around 2700 different types of worms
- One acre of land can contain around 1 million worms
- Worms are cold blooded and can have between 1 and 5 pairs of hearts
- Worms have the ability to eat their own weight in a day
- If a worm becomes dehydrated and its skin dries out, it will die
- Worms are hermaphrodites and have both male and female organs
(From: www.SpottyGreenFrog.co.uk)