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Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Annelida Part 2: Polychaeta (Segmented Marine Worms)
Now that we are familiar with the characteristics of annelids, let's zoom in on the polychaetes, which are the segmented marine worms. What do these worms do in the sea all day long? How are they different from land worms? Let's get a...
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Annelida Part 1: General Characteristics
Moving on from Mollusca we arrive at another very large clade, Annelida. These are the segmented worms, like the common earthworm, as well as marine worms and leeches, and a bunch of other organisms. What are these all about? Let's...
Bizarre Beasts
What if Your Butt Swam Away?
You have one butt, a shark has one butt, even a jellyfish has one butt/mouth, but deep inside sponges of Australia's Darwin Harbor there's a marine worm with BUTTS, hundreds and hundreds of butts. And sometimes those butts have minds of...
Visual Learning Systems
Simple Animals: Worms
Upon viewing the Simple Animals video series, students will be able to do the following:
Differentiate between and provide examples of vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
Describe the basic body parts of a sponge (porifera).
Explain...
Professor Dave Explains
Major Divisions of Kingdom Animalia and the Problem With Animal Phyla
Soon we are going to dive into a study of all the different kinds of animals, but first we need some kind of road map. What are all the major divisions of Kingdom Animalia? Below kingdom is phylum, so how many animal phyla are there, and...
Brave Wilderness
I'VE GOT WORMS! How to Build a Worm Farm!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote ventures out in central Ohio to find some WORMS! Have you ever wondered how to build your own worm farm?! Well you're in luck, because Coyote is about to show you!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wonderful Worms
This video segment from WILD TV features a teenager who is fascinated with worms and talks about their value to the environment.
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Annelids: Leeches
A video where you will see a leech latch onto a person's ankle and suck blood until it is gorged and falls off. [3:16]
Florida State University
Florida State University: Aquatic Earthworm Movie #1
In this interesting video, you will view an annelid ingesting a food morsel and observe how it passes through its translucent body. A detailed description of the annelida is found below the video.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Aquatic Earthworm Movie #2
In this interesting video, you will observe an aquatic worm virtually tie itself in a knot in a struggle with a piece of debris. Information about the habitat, diet, and reproduction of annelids is included as well in this site.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Aquatic Earthworm Movie #3
View the bristle-like setae on the body segments of this segmented worm as it attempts to work its way through debris in this interesting, short movie. Background information on annelids is also provided in this site.
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Green Bomber Worms
Meet Swima bombaviridis, a newly discovered species found at great depths of the Pacific Ocean. They drop green bioluminescent bombs to evade predators. [1:32]