do earthworms release their bowels?
399032
yes,but its just soil. earthworms are decomposers so they release nutrients back into the soil
423334
worms like to come to the surface when its wet , not because they are drowning, but because its moist and they find mates.  Earth worms are hermaphrodites, and they lines up with each other with lots of slime and fertiliz each other.Once they are done they go back down burrows and deposit egg sac.
375502
not for an extended period of time. Poop has had all of the nutrients already filtered out and used by the body, it is just the waste product left over and has minimal nutritional value. It could possibly be recycled once or twice for the left over kernels that did not get digested the first time through.
910778
no. you only get intestinal worms if you've eaten food that has worm eggs or like dirt where worm eggs are mostly found which is why its so common in children.
1005020
Well... Many animals can swim or float.  So if a parasite is embedded in that creature's skin or oi living inside the intestineal tract, I'd say there wouldn't be too much problem.
199439
See the link and scroll down to "earthworm" for an interesting discussion of its segments and what they do.  One segment has the brain which controls movement.  Good luck.
370174
They are probably a type of small, worm-like parasite living under your skin.  If you leave them, it is possible they will grow large and burst out, much like that scene in the original Alien movie where the alien bursts out of the guy's stomach.
414215
The gases move in and out by the process of diffusion.\n\nYou're right, the earthworm uses its skin to exchange gases.  As long as the earthworm's skin is moist, gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide can passively diffuse accross its skin.  This is why an earthworm will die if its skin dries out.  Beleive it or not, we also rely on the process of diffusion to exchange gases.  When we breathe air deep into our lungs, gases diffuse accross the thin, moist surfaces of our lung tissues.  Once a gas like oxygen diffuses into the earthworm, the circulatory system carries it (and other substances too, such as nutrients) to cells within the earthworm's body.  The circulatory system also allows the earthworm to transport waste products from the its cells to the outside environment.  For example, carbon dioxide produced by the earthworm's cells is transported through the circulatory system to the skin, where it can then diffuse out into the earthworm's surroundings.
403401
Worms are out in the morning because the ground/grass is more likely to be wet/damp.  Worms seek a moist/wet environment.  Just like when it rains you will see worms out on the sidewalk.
817248
yes because years of releasing monstrous dumps loosens up the anus which allows air from the intestines to slip out ...I say bend grandma over her walker and give her an enema she wont forget..do the scientific experiment and be sure to let us know the outcome and how it felt of have gas released on your penis.! Thanks.
534748
It can give you the poos, but it won't give you worms.
372750
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!
1032687
Wives tale.  Only ingesting the larvae of worms will give you the infection.  The usual method of infection is oral-fecal, meaning you ate something that wasn't washed properly or you didn't wash your hands after touching microscopic amounts of feces with larvae in it.
230209
No, I don't think so. They excrete their urine with their feces during defecating. That's what I think.
1070706
People swallow pinworm eggs after getting them on their hands — a child could get it possibly from touching a toy handled by another child with pinworms, then putting his fingers in his mouth. The eggs then travel to his large intestine, where they hatch. From there female pinworms migrate out of the anus (usually at night) to lay their eggs on the skin there. Pinworms deposit about 10,000 to 20,000 eggs in the perianal area (around the anus).  It then secretes a substance that causes a very strong itching sensation, inciting the person to scratch the area and thus transfer some of the eggs to the fingers.The eggs get under his fingernails, and another cycle begins when he puts his hands in his mouth. Once ingested orally, the larvae hatch and migrate back to the intestine, growing to maturity in 30-45 days. The eggs can survive from 2 to 3 weeks on their own outside of the human body.\n\nEggs can be transferred to cloth, toys and the bathtub. So, keep your house clean and don't suck your thumb. Pinworms are more common in children then in adults, so you probably don't have to worry too much about this unless you have kids. :)
769052
Only one - they are hind gut fermenters like species such as horses and rabbits, as opposed to ruminants which have different chambers of the stomach opening and ferment their food there.  They do have a large caecum (closest human equivilant would probably be the appendix, I believe) to help them do this.
548944
Tapeworms help you lose weight.