Tag: what are worms
Do Worms Have Feet?
“Do worms have feet?” asks Max in his submission. He does not include any photos, or any more context behind his question, but we will do our best to answer it nonetheless. The short answer is ‘no’. But if we take this a step further and ask why worms do not have feet, we get to the root of what worms really are to begin with. It would probably take studying the evolutionary history of worms to fully understand where this creature came from and to explain its footless state. Funnily enough, “a fossilized worm found” only a few years ago had scientists speculating that this creature may have been “key to the evolution of much of the animal kingdom”. So maybe we were all footless, legless worms at some point in time.
What is a Worm?
The title of this article may appear to only invite a tautology (a worm is a worm) or a mere example (an earthworm is a worm). But tautologies and examples make a good definition not, just as bizarrely worded sentences make not eloquent constructions. So, what is a worm? The matter is not exactly simple, and the answer to this deceptively easy question will prove very surprising to some, as a worm is not anything at all, yet it is. Allow us to explain.