I would like to to know
2007-01-18 08:42:26 · 9 answers · asked by ...confused.. 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Only for a short time. They need to breath air.
2007-01-18 08:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a short while, they can, but not for very long. Earthworms and other simple annelids absorb oxygen directly from their surroundings through their skin, which is why they never grow very thick (takes too long for oxygen to diffuse through the tissues without a more complex circulatory system, which is also why insects never grow to the size of horses -- there's just not enough oxygen concentration to push through to the interior of such a large mass of tissue) If you had a bubbler like for a fish tank, you might be able to help dissolve a little more air into the water and keep the earthworm happy longer, but I don't think there is enough oxygen dissolved into water to keep one alive for very long.
2007-01-18 16:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by theyuks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only for a short time. They like to be moist but not submerged! That's why they come out of the ground after a long rain -- the ground is saturated with water.
2007-01-18 16:54:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you got the notion tooooooooo rock the boat dont rock the boat baby.
sorry i had to
lets think EARTH WORMS WATER hummmmmmm
no
2007-01-18 17:19:12 · answer #4 · answered by homeskillet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for about 2 days then they drown
2007-01-18 20:20:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no! thats why they are called EARTHWORMS NOT WATERWORMS
2007-01-18 16:55:38 · answer #6 · answered by greendayfan12006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no9, they need air to live
2007-01-18 16:45:56 · answer #7 · answered by choco taco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO there not fish!!!! they'll drown
2007-01-18 17:32:33 · answer #8 · answered by drama_princess_kitten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they can not live underwater...
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2007-01-18 16:51:03 · answer #9 · answered by tu madre 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋