how does colorerd light affect the behavior of earthworms?
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I can't find anything on that - looks like you are going to have to do an experiment.  You can find earthworms at any bait store, colored light bulbs at the nearest Wal Mart.  have fun!
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That's a thought-provoking question...do smurfs even breathe? If they do, then maybe if they held their breaths for a long time they'll just change different shades of blue until they become either black or white!
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scent and color. Insects see color.
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Earthworms travel underground by the means of waves of muscular contractions which alternately shorten and lengthen the body. The shortened part is anchored to the surrounding soil by tiny claw-like bristles (setae) set along its segmented length. (Typically, earthworms have four pairs of setae for each segment but some genera are perichaetine, having a large number of setae on each segment.) The whole process is aided by the secretion of a slimy lubricating mucus
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They like bugs and worms.
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it's reactive to light
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They are programmed to spiral around the moon. \nThis keeps the insects evenly dispersed across the land and  helps to prevent inter-beading. But lights are brighter than the moon and fool them.\nIf you watch them move towards the light, you should notice that they spiral towards it.
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SInce the earthworm's environment is always wet or humid, it always contains some amount of water for the earthworms, so therefore, it is cool, but if a person was to dig up an earthworm, they would not adapt to the full heat, and try to dig back in again, to their original habitat. Oh yea, and if you do ever find an earthworm in your garden or so, the soil is good for you to plant, and the plants won't die unless you don't give them water. lol
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It kills the microorganisms.  It also tends to remove air from the soil making it harder for larger organism (like insect grubs and earthworms) to breathe.\nIn addition it upsets the natural chemistry or the soil.
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Earthworm is the common name for the larger members of the Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) in the phylum Annelida. In classical systems they were placed in the order Opisthopora, on the basis of the male pores opening to the outside of body posterior to the female pores, even though the male segments are anterior to the female. Cladistic studies have supported placing them instead in the Haplotaxida, which also includes the family Haplotaxidae. Folk names for earthworm include "dew-worm", "night crawler" and "angleworm
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No. \nHumans see the color purple as stimulation of red AND blue receptor (Purple is not a primary color). \nAnyway, whatever colorblindness you have, it never would affect only one color, because the ratio of the excitation of two or more different types of photoreceptors contributes to most colors (You have only three different kinds of color receptors, but you can see millions of colors). \nSo deficiency in one photoreceptor type affects not only its primary color but many others too. \n\nA nice webpage for a simulation of how color blind people see colors are \nhttp://www.vischeck.com/\nhttp://jfly.iam.u-tokyo.ac.jp/html/color_blind/text.html#see
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Taken from "Brain-Based Learning" written by Eric Jensen (Revised Edition, 2000)\n\nA recent study (Vuontela, et al. 1999) measured  the relative value of verbal cues versus color cues in learning and memory. In testing memory for verbs and memory for colors, learners better recalled color. And when objects were tested against color, once again, color memory was stronger. Even an intention to remember did not affect the outcome of the experiment.\n_______________\n\nTaken from "The Power of Color" by Morton Walker, 1991\n\n"Red - is an engaging and emotive color. Best for restaurants. It is considered more disturbing by anxious subjects, and more exciting to calm subjects. Triggers the pituitary and adrenal glands and releases adrenaline. May increase blood pressure and breathing, and stimulate appetite and sense of smell.\n\nYellow - is the first color a person distinguishes in the brain. Associated with stress, caution, and apprehension, yet it stimulates an overall sense of optimism, hope, and balance. Excellent for use in classrooms.\n\nOrange - has the characteristics halfway between red and yellow. It is one of the best colors for stimulating learning.\n\nBlue - is the most tranquilizing color. It calms tense subjects and increases feelings of well-being. When you see blue, your brain releases eleven neurotransmitters that relax the body, and may result in a reduction of temperature, perspiration, and appetite. Blue may be a bit too calming for most learning environments.\n\nGreen - is also a calming color. In response blood histamine levels may rise resulting in reduced sensitivity to food allergies. Antigens may be stimulated for overall better immune system healing.\n\nDark Colors - lower stress and increase feelings of peacefulness.\n\nBrown - promotes a sense of security, relaxation, and reduces fatigue.\n\nBright Colors - such as red, orange, and yellow spark energy and creativity. they can also increase aggressive and nervous behavior.\n\nGray - is the most neutral color.\n\nFor optimal learning, choose yellow, light orange, beige, or off-white. Those colors seem to stimulate positive feelings."\n\n__________________________________\n\nWhat this means in the educational environment.\nWe may be underutilizing the potential of color in the learning environment. Use color handouts and overhead transparencies. Conciously choose the colors you use in the classroom; hang colorful posters; and encourage the use of color in mind-maps, painting, projects, and posters.\n\n\nHope this helps some. \nLet me know if you need more
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This is what I'm pretty sure what happens: your digestive acids break up the pigments of color and turn it into a brown...waste. Yeah. Especially for plants. The chlorophyl just sorta...you know...disolves. As for why it turns into a brownish color, my only guess is that the digestive acides leave a sort of singe on it...oooor..................it could be that all the colors of the food blend together to form a brownish color (have you ever tried mixing all the colors of the rainbow together using food dye in water? Not pretty) But what do I know? Just ask a gastrologist...or whatever they're called....I guess I forgot...
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yes,but its just soil. earthworms are decomposers so they release nutrients back into the soil
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I think their light-loving behavior has to do with mating. \nYou see, in the dark, it´s very difficult to get together with individuals of the same species, so evolution came up with a great idea: a universal rendez-vous for insects. \nBy moving towards light, the chances of meeting a nice partner climb up. And that is directly related to an enhanced ability to reproduce, the ideal mix of features for any trait to get evolutionarily fixed in a population.
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Your friend is correct. I just studied this in school. Dark hair always dominates light hair. And the allele for green eyes overpowers the allele for blue eyes.
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Well, bugs aren't attracted to light. Although bright lights seem to attract them, they really aren't attracted at all. The truth is that, for example: moths, rely on balance of light for their vision and sense of direction. So, if too much light is on one side, they will try to balance the amount of light in their eyes, thus seeming attracted.