do earth worms drown?

Question

when you see a worm in a puddle is it drowned or what?

Answer 1

Yes. They need air,so will drown if in water long enough. Pick the next one up and see if it moves!

Answer 2

When it rains a worm will surface to see what the noise is, then they will get swept along with the tide and end up on a hard surface like a road or a path and the moving water will keep them moving but they will be dead through drowning.

Answer 3

Worms do not eat dirt they love organic matter such as plants, fruit, compost heaps of cut grass, potato peelings and decaying animals. When the food is too large for their mouths they moisten it to make it soft and suck it in. Worms of course have no teeth and the "gizzard" does all the work. The grains of sand or soil will be ingested in with the food along with moisture (much like birds and chickens) and a grinding process occurs. When the food leaves the worm's gizzard is goes into the intestine and is dissolved and absorbed into the worm's blood which also keeps the worms moist and strong.

Answer 4

They do drown, that is why they come to the surface after rain storms.
It is also why water is banned during worm charming competitions.

Answer 5

yes. earthworms doesnt really have lungs, they breathe through their exoskeleton. During heavy rainfall earthworms usually bury them selves deep or go dormant. however, some do drown, especially at night when they come to the surface to mate

Answer 6

They need to be kept moist otherwise they will dry up. But of couse being in a puddle... they will die eventually.

Answer 7

yes they can drown , they need air to breath

Answer 8

Yes, they can drown.

Answer 9

If they do it takes ages as i use them when fishing and they're usually still alive after i bring in my line

Answer 10

after a while yes