Urban myth would say 2 live ones, is this true? I don't really want to try this out, just curious.
(btw don't really know how to categorise this, so am going for trivia).
2006-08-25 10:45:26 · 18 answers · asked by Jude 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
If you cut a reasonably large earthworm in half both halves will survive for a short while but only the end with the 'saddle' will be able to heal and regrow its 'tail'. The other end might wriggle about for a bit (or even quite a long time) but without a mouth or a brain it cannot grow back into a viable worm.
2006-08-25 11:02:26 · answer #1 · answered by insincere 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you chop a live earthworm, you get a dead earth worm.
However if you chop a life flat worm (e.g. planaria), you will get 2 live animals. This is called regeneration. One study had choped off 1/256 (or so) of a planaria and the piece still grew into a new planaria!
2006-08-25 10:58:33 · answer #2 · answered by borscht 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One dead one without a doubt, it is a myth that a worm will survive after being sliced in half. All the best
2006-08-25 10:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by codge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently the myth arose because nerves in its body will make it wriggle for a short time until death.Incidentally depending on how much of its stomach is removed from its head(so it can eat and digest) the top part always lives considerably longer.
2006-08-25 11:05:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-16 23:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by Hattie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is hard to say because if you chop it in half it may move for a couple of minutes and then die. i dont think it would be two worms living.
2006-08-25 11:58:49 · answer #6 · answered by svasquez10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 live ones, they regrow the missing half
2006-08-26 08:57:52 · answer #7 · answered by stella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 small or one large, very dead worm/s
2006-08-25 10:54:18 · answer #8 · answered by Pookie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 dead bits but use them as bait and catch a fish
2006-08-25 10:50:56 · answer #9 · answered by mise 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you get a yummy side dish
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well, the tail will die but the head wil grow a new tail
i think thats how it goes!
2006-08-25 11:14:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋