2006-07-23 08:40:57 · 16 answers · asked by Demeter 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I was wondering if they were asexal... They do seem to be getting longer and longer....
2006-07-23 08:47:45 · update #1
Worms are haemaphrodites. Worm will copulate, with another individual of the same species. Worms are quite peculiar in that they will fertilize each other, and then both are capable of laying eggs. This behavior can easily be seen on the lawn after a heavy rainfall or a good soaking with the hose. The "nightcrawlers" can be seen sometimes two by two on the lawn and they are connectedThey are actually cross fertilizing each other when this behaviour is observed, then thye will go their seperate ways and will each lay a batch of eggs.
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2006-07-23 13:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Earthworms are hermaphrodites, which means they have both male and female reproductive organs. Most earthworms require a mate of the same species to reproduce.
You can tell when an earthworm is ready to mate because its’ clitellum will change colour from pinkish to red-orange. The two earthworms line up in a head to tail fashion and exchange spermatozoa (sperm). The sperm is stored in the spermathecae. Both worms do this at the same time. A slime tube then forms around the clitellum, which dries and fills with a fluid called albumin. The earthworm then wiggles out of the tube head first. While the tube passes from the clitellum to the prostomium, it passes over the female pore which deposits ovum (eggs) into the capsule, followed by the spermatheca pore (male pore) which releases the stored spermatozoa. Some earthworms mate on the soil surface and some earthworms mate in the soil. Given the dark soil environment, we think that earthworms produce a pheromone (chemical) that signals other earthworms in the area that it is ready to reproduce.
2006-07-23 08:47:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they do reproduce asexually. For example in a tapeworm...each little segment has both male and female reproductive organs and can reproduce. So imagine a tapeworm that has a hundred or more segments and each one is capable of reproducing! Scary to think about!
2006-07-23 15:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, if you really want to know, worms are both male and female. Each end is the opposite sex organ and they just touch. However, they can't mate with themselves. I don't know if they lay eggs or have live young but we'll leave it to your imagination...
2006-07-23 08:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They separate midway down there bodies, and become 2 seperate specimens.
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2006-07-23 08:51:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are hermaphroditic...which means that they have both male and female reproductive organs.
No they do not have sex with themselves they can have sex with whomever they meet though.
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2006-07-23 08:45:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a hand full and jam them into a copy machine. Then you will have 2 hand fulls.
2006-07-23 08:43:55 · answer #7 · answered by bkemt6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume something similar to snakes. Maybe by wrapping themselves together.
2006-07-23 08:43:00 · answer #8 · answered by Simmy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earthworm Sex
2016-10-19 05:07:10 · answer #9 · answered by outler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/wormreproduction.html
2006-07-23 08:45:04 · answer #10 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋