AnnelidaInvertebrates

Annelida

વલયકૃમિ

Worms made of many little rings

Annelid = a worm with many rings.

Say it like this: annelid = a worm with rings, like a bicycle chain. An earthworm is the one you find in garden soil. They help plants by mixing the dirt.

How do you know it is a annelida?

Long and soft

No legs and no hard shell.

Made of rings

Look closely — the body is in little parts.

Like damp soil

You often see them after rain.

Help plants

They mix air and food into the soil.

Animals you may know

Earthworm

Lives in garden soil

Leech

Lives in wet places

Bristle worm

Lives in the sea

Compost worm

Helps make soil

Nightcrawler

Comes out at night

Tubifex

Tiny pond worm

Garden worm

Found under pots

Red wiggler

Great for compost

Try this

After rain, look on a path or in a garden. If you see a long ringed worm, that is an annelid!

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