The world’s 10,000 species of worms have learned to make their homes any where :

the earth, the fresh water, the sea and the bodies of other animals and plants.

They are so abundant that a handful of garden soil will contain about a 1000 worms!

Many round worms are small and microscopic – but some may grow up to 3 feet.

Some of the worms are record breaking breeders. The female of the 14 inches long intestinal parasite known

as Ascaris lumbricoides can lay 200,000 eggs everyday!