Question

details about earthworm

Answer 1

an earthworm is tube shaped, earthworm are commonly found in soil

Answer 2

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⚫The skin of earthworm is brown due to the presence of porphyrin pigment and protects and the earthworm from UV radiations.


⚫Earthworms are known by several names such as:

=> $\text{Night\:crawlers}$

=> $\text{Rain\:worms}$

=> $\text{Fishing\:worms}$


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⚫As they come out of their burrows only at night for feed and to breed etc.


$\text{\underline{\underline{2.\:Rain\:worms:}}}$


⚫They leave the burrows at day time if the burrows are flooded with rain.

⚫So, they appear on ground surface after rain.


$\text{\underline{\underline{3.\:Fishing\:worms:}}}$


⚫They are also used as fish bait, so known as fishing worms.

⚫They are known as "fussorial animals" because they live in self-made burrows.


$\text{\underline{NOTE:}}$

Some tribals use earthworms for curing bladder stones, jaundice, piles, diarrhoea etc.