Worm+Facts

**Do earthworms have eyes?** They do not have eyes but they do possess light- and touch-sensitive organs to distinguish differences in light intensity and to feel vibrations in the ground.

**How do earthworms breathe?** Earthworms respire through their skin, and therefore require humid conditions to prevent drying out. They coat themselves in mucus to enable the passage of dissolved oxygen into their bloodstream. Earthworms have **no lungs**. Their "breathing" consists of oxygen from the air passively diffusing through the skin into the body. One problem with having such permeable skin is that earthworms dry out easily, but not as easily as mollusks

**Can earthworms smell?** Worms have specialized sense organs that react to chemicals in their enviroment. These sense organs are located on the anterior part of the worm.

//**Predators **// Moles ,birds ,Some species of ants,scorpions,Millipedes and various other large insects,Raccoons ,armadillos ,groundhogs(gophers), chipmunks, Monkeys I have even seen dogs come to eat the worms at our worm cultures.   Click here to return to the Earthworm Page