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!