It's odd, but I didn't know that about worms. Many thanks. What's the dish on snails? Are they too their own man, so to speak? yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Kirschenbaum" <carolkir@xxxxxxxx> > Andreas, > Good question, so I asked my son the developmental biologist at UC Berkeley. > He wrote: > "Well, there's many kinds of worms. > The common earthworm is called an annelid. Segmented, no appendages (legs). > Another example in this group is the leech. > There are also flatworms, called platyhelminthes. Example- planarian. > There are round worms, called nematodes. Example- C. elegans. > You're right, they aren't all of those things that you mentioned. They are > on their own." > > So there you have it. The worm slithers alone. > Best, > Carol ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html