Here is Zachary opening up the package containing the earthworm...
He was very brave and didn't complain once! He actually said he had a great time dissecting it and can't wait to do the other specimens.
Cutting open the worm...
Pulling the Setae apart in order to open him up...
Here he is...
Checking out the details with a magnifying glass...
Our 'mad scientist'...
Hannah decided that looking at the worm wasn't as much fun as drawing one, so she left the room and created this masterpiece...
You can see the black intestines running down the length of the worm....by this point he was pretty much mangled inside, but we did find many parts, some very very small!!!
All done...now it's time to dispose of this little guy and lay him to rest...
and in case you're wondering...we're getting rid of the worm, not Lionel!! =)
Our next dissection will be the Crayfish. That should be fun as it's a bit bigger than the worm. Look here for more photos if you dare!!! Now...I've got to go see about how to get this smelly formaldehyde smell out of my nose. Eeww!!!!
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The worm was my favorite dissection in school. I think mine was the last class allowed to dissect real animals before the animal rightsers got it banned. Later classes did their work on computer programs where they just saw photos of the process or 3D models.
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