Earthworm

Miscellaneous Insects Types of Insects Banana Slug Caddisfly Carpenter Ant Cicada Cinnebar Caterpillar Cricket Dobsonfly Grasshopper Ladybug Praying Mantid Wolly Bear Caterpillar Yellow-spotted Millipede

There are many diferent species of earthworms, most fall in the Lumbricidae family.

Earthworms are considered beneficial insects. They live in the soil an as they move about their movement helps add air. The waste they excretes is filled with nutrients.

Earthworms are also a very popular fishing bait.

Because of their important to humans, many highschool students routinely learn to disect them in biology class to learn about their anatomy.

© 2005 Patricia A. Michaels