2007-07-27 23:14:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Earthworms dont bite, but meal worms and super worms have tiny mandibles and can latch on. I have been bit and it's a very unpleasant pinch. And parasitic worms dont bite, they enter through body orifices and travel throughout the body in the blood stream until they reach their destination. The parasitic worms that you think bite, like hook worms, actually burrow into the pores or wounds on our skin.
2007-07-28 03:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by Beardyboy37 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes ,some worms can bite like meal worms . There has been much debate as to weather you should first behead the worms before feeding to lizards . Some people claim that they will eat the stomach and intestines of the reptiles . Personally I do not believe that to be true since stomach acid would kill most worms shortly after they had been ingested .
2007-07-28 00:02:22 · answer #2 · answered by darsow@sbcglobal.net 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Having once seen, what I thought was a worm with teeth, I've wondered the same thing.
Do they?
http://www.allaboutworms.com/worm-bites
2015-08-28 06:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by Pieman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're referring to the earthworm I could'nt say but they can certainly bore through a lump of chalk. But if you mean the marine type "Ragworm" they have hard black pincer like jaws and when you pick one up...it gives you a nip. This I do know.
2007-07-28 07:49:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darsaw gave you the most accurate answer. We always pinch the heads of mealworms and superworms.
2007-07-28 01:22:52 · answer #5 · answered by Darla G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i had one that bit me on my hand.i had to go to the emergency room .35 stitches and a 1000.00 bill later.....stay away from worms.they are very dangerous creatures when cornered
2007-07-28 03:13:40 · answer #6 · answered by mjk6886@yahoo.com 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Huh?? Polychaete and parasitic worms do . . but not your average earthworms.
2007-07-27 23:18:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
not that sure, but I don't think (specifically) earthworms bite.
2007-07-28 03:02:23 · answer #8 · answered by stunningsilverstars 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes of course! NOT
2007-07-28 04:29:41 · answer #9 · answered by victoria j 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only if you annoy the female end!
2007-07-27 23:22:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋