Amazing AnnelidsSuper Segmented Worms!!

By Annika Hanson and Lydia Tantalo

What does a segmented worm look like?

• their bodies are divided by little rings, called segments

• retractable bristles that help them crawl, grip, and swim

• they have suckers for mouths• normally they are brightly colored

Those leg-like things are really bristles!

Where does a segmented worm live?

• most live in moist areas• in extreme temperatures they will

bury themselves• some live on the banks of bodies of

water, others, actually live in the shallow depths of freshwater

• others still, called sea worms, live in rocks, shells, and corals in the ocean

How and what does a segmented worm eat? How do they get their food?

• uses special food tentacles on their head, to filter food to their mouth, if they live in the ocean

They eat…• tiny animals• tiny plants• animals or plants that have rotted away

to smaller pieces• blood

How does a segmented worm protect itself?

They have…• strong jaws

• poisonous bite

• some can draw blood

• they can regenerate

Fun Facts!!

• annelida means little rings, annelida is the phylum name

• annelids have the most complex bodies of the animals we call “worms”

• they can have red, yellow or green bloodTraffic light blood!!

Any questions?