 Last
Updated: 10/13/04
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worms and other yucky little creatures visit Worm World.
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 These
yucky facts are straight to you from the Yucky Web Site.
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There
are approximately 2,700 different kinds of
earthworms. |
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In
just one acre there can be over a million
earthworms |
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Many
of the earthworms we can find in North America
are descendents from those which came from
Europe. |
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Baby
worms are not born, but hatch from cocoons
smaller than a grain of rice. |
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The
Australian Gippsland Earthworm grows to 12 feet
long and can weigh 1½ pounds. |
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The
largest earthworm ever found was in South Africa
and measured 22 feet from its nose to the tip of
it's tail. |
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