Our garden discoveries · 花园里的发现

Earthworm蚯蚓

A long body / 长长的身体

On the ground / 在地面上

Body segments / 一节一节的身体

Look at the body rings / 看看身体的环纹

A closer look / 靠近看一看

A smooth body / 光滑的身体

Tap a picture to look closely. / 点一点，仔细看。
Examples of different kinds, not a confirmed match to our find. / 图片展示不同种类，不一定是我们找到的那一种。

What it eats它吃什么

Fallen leaves as they decay / 逐渐腐烂的落叶

Fallen leaves as they decay / 逐渐腐烂的落叶

Fallen leaves as they decay / 逐渐腐烂的落叶

Earthworms eat decaying plant matter, including fallen leaves as they break down. They swallow some soil too.
蚯蚓吃腐烂的植物，包括逐渐腐烂的落叶，也会吞进一些泥土。

Where it lives它住在哪里

In damp soil / 湿润的泥土里

In damp soil / 湿润的泥土里

In damp soil / 湿润的泥土里

Watch it move看看它怎样动

Press play. Watch, pause and look again.
点播放。看一看，暂停，再看一看。

Watch the worm stretch and shorten its body.
看看蚯蚓怎样伸长和缩短身体。

An example of this animal, filmed elsewhere. / 这是在其他地方拍摄的同类动物。
Silent clip. / 无声短片。

Look and wonder看一看，想一想

Can you move like a wriggly worm?
你能像蚯蚓一样扭动吗？