Debunked Fact Animals Biology

Cut Earthworms Regenerate into Two Worms

Only the head end regrows; tail end dies

If you cut an earthworm in half, both pieces will regenerate and become two complete worms.

When an earthworm is cut, only the head end (with the brain and major organs) can regenerate, growing a new tail. The tail end cannot regenerate a head and dies. Some worms have remarkable regenerative abilities, but earthworms specifically don't become two worms from one cut.

Believed Since 1950
Year Revised 2000
Why Changed New Evidence
Confidence Fully Debunked
Region Worldwide

Reception

8/10
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