Most earthworms can lose several segments from their head and grow them back. With the red wiggler, a worm often used in composting, the more head segments lost, the less likely they will be fully regenerated. 4 июн. 2013 г.
Can a worm grow back?
If an earthworm is split in two, it will not become two new worms. The head of the worm may survive and regenerate its tail if the animal is cut behind the clitellum. But the original tail of the worm will not be able to grow a new head (or the rest of its vital organs), and will instead die.
Can a worm clone itself?
The trematode flatworms, or flukes, are so simple that they have no blood vessels or special breathing organs. They have only one opening to their bodies, so their mouth is also their anus. They usually live solitary lives but once a larva infects a host, it repeatedly clones itself to form a colony.
Can earthworms come back to life?
Nematodes are tiny worms that typically measure about one millimetre in length, and are known to have impressive abilities. MOSCOW: A sample of microscopic worms that were suspended in a deep freeze in Siberia for 42,000 years have come back to life after being defrosted, scientists say.
Can worms regrow their heads?
In a survey of 35 species of marine ribbon worms, the researchers found that the ability to regenerate an entire head, including a brain, evolved relatively recently in four different species.
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