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An Unusual Worm
There was a poem in the October 2015 issue of Cricket about a planarian (named Mo). I recently took home 5 planaria from my science class as pets, and have been keeping them in a water-filled bowl on my counter. My science teacher says that if you cut a planarian in half, the side with a head already will actually grow two heads. I want to try it! I ended up keeping the little guys in a container during school all day long, and I kept talking about how adorable they were and how I was so excited about cutting their heads off. Cloudy Dweller told me that I need to have my head examined. I probably do ;)
submitted by Rose bud
(March 21, 2016 - 7:45 am)
(March 21, 2016 - 7:45 am)
That's so cool! Can you take a picture of the heads?
(March 22, 2016 - 2:45 pm)
I cut one, and it looks like it is growing back, but it will take a long time to grow another head. I'll take a picture of them and post it.
(March 22, 2016 - 5:01 pm)
I'd like to see the picture!
(April 2, 2016 - 10:24 am)
I'd love to see! It's so weird, but cool at the same time. :P
(April 26, 2016 - 4:22 pm)
I just learned via the web that they only grow two heads on one body if cut in a certain place. I cut one in half... I'll see what it does. I'll post a pic of them when I'm on the computer instead of iPad.
(April 3, 2016 - 7:39 pm)
Okay, Rose!
(April 6, 2016 - 6:55 pm)
Great! I eagerly await your post.
(April 8, 2016 - 8:52 pm)
Goodness! I lost one of the halves (it was nearly microscopic!) the other half grew back, though.
(April 10, 2016 - 8:39 am)
Can you guys see the pic posted above?
(April 27, 2016 - 7:53 pm)
Yes! Where did the smoke come from?
(April 29, 2016 - 2:42 pm)
Smoke? I think its my countertop.
(May 2, 2016 - 8:31 am)
Oh! Your countertop is white-ish! Okay. That makes a lot more sense.
(May 7, 2016 - 7:38 pm)