Earthworms have both male and female sexual organs. Most species require a partner for mating. During mating, sperm are exchanged and stored in one of the segments of the worm. The cocoon casing is ...

The worm's reproductive organs are located between the 10th and 13th segments. For a common earthworm, losing these segments is no problem; they can regrow their testes and ovaries. Red wigglers ...

BREEDING: Little is known about the reproduction of this species in particular. Earthworms are monoecious, meaning that both female and male organs are present within the same worm. In most earthworms ...

Once declared by Aristotle to be “the intestines of the earth,” earthworms have been recognized for centuries as essential to the health of our planet's soil. But one of the most interesting ...