• There are about 2,700 kinds of earthworms.

• In one acre, there can be more than a million earthworms.

• The largest earthworm ever found was in South Africa and measured 22 feet.

• Scientist Charles Darwin spent 39 years studying earthworms more than 100 years ago.

• Worms are cold blooded.

• The Australian Gippsland Earthworm grows to 12 feet long and can weigh 1-1/2 pounds.

• A worm has no arms, legs or eyes.