CeCe Zeller Children's Author

Zeller Speller #11

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

  1. Earth worms eat almost anything that was alive, as long as it is dead when they eat it
  2. 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
  3. Earth worms use their skin to breath and do not have lungs
  4. The average life span of a worm is 4-5 years
  5. There are around 2700 different types of worms
  6. One acre of land can contain around 1 million worms
  7. Worms are cold blooded and can have between 1 and 5 pairs of hearts
  8. Worms have the ability to eat their own weight in a day
  9. If a worm becomes dehydrated and its skin dries out, it will die
  10. Worms are hermaphrodites and have both male and female organs

(From:  www.SpottyGreenFrog.co.uk)

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