usually no eyes. Worms vary in size from microscopic to over 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length for marine polychaete worms (bristle worms); 6.7 metres (22 ft)...
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Look up worm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A worm is an animal with a long cylindrical tube-like body and no limbs. Worm, The Worm or WORM may also...
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Look up worms in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Worms may refer to: Worm, an invertebrate animal with a tube-like body and no limbs Worms, Germany,...
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A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. It often uses a computer network...
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worm screw and worm gear. The terminology is often confused by imprecise use of the term worm gear to refer to the worm, the worm wheel, or the worm drive...
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The Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988, is one of the oldest computer worms distributed via the Internet, and the first to gain significant...
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Gummy worms (also called Gummi Worms) are a type of worm-shaped gummy candy. They are made from a mixture of sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, and flavorings...
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A mezcal worm is an insect larva found in some types of mezcal produced in Oaxaca, Mexico. The larva is a red maguey worm, the caterpillar of the Comadia...
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Look up worming in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Worming may refer to: Deworming, the giving of an anthelmintic drug to a human or animal to rid them...
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Look up tube worm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tubeworm is any worm-like sessile invertebrate that anchors its tail to an underwater surface...
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Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye. Many are intestinal worms that are...
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The Mongolian death worm (Mongolian: олгой-хорхой, olgoi-khorkhoi, "large intestine-worm") is a creature alleged to exist in the Gobi Desert. Investigations...
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legless lizard native to western Eurasia. It is also called a deaf adder, slow worm, blindworm, or regionally, a long-cripple and hazelworm. The "blind" in blindworm...
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MSBlast) was a computer worm that spread on computers running operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000 during August 2003. The worm was first noticed and...
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Eunice aphroditois (redirect from Bobbitt worm)
Eunice aphroditois is a benthic bristle worm of warm marine waters. It lives mainly in the Atlantic Ocean, but can also be found in the Indo-Pacific. It...
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Dracunculus medinensis (redirect from Guinea worm)
Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm, dragon worm, fiery serpent) is a nematode that causes dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease. The disease is...
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Vermicompost (redirect from Worm compost)
rearing of worms for this purpose is called vermiculture. Vermicast (also called worm castings, worm humus, worm poop, worm manure, or worm faeces) is...
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The Lambton Worm is a legend from County Durham in North-East England in the United Kingdom. The story takes place around the River Wear, and is one of...
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ILOVEYOU (redirect from Loveletter Worm)
ILOVEYOU, sometimes referred to as the Love Bug or Loveletter, was a computer worm that infected over ten million Windows personal computers on and after 5...
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Blood worm or bloodworm is an ambiguous term and can refer to: Larvae of a non-biting midge (family Chironomidae) containing hemoglobin Glycera (annelid)...
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Worm charming, worm grunting, and worm fiddling are methods of attracting earthworms from the ground. The activity is usually performed to collect bait...
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Stuxnet (redirect from Stucksnet worm)
Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm first uncovered in 2010 and thought to have been in development since at least 2005. Stuxnet targets supervisory control...
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Sipuncula (redirect from Peanut Worm)
(common names sipunculid worms or peanut worms) is a class containing about 162 species of unsegmented marine annelid worms. Sipuncula was once considered...
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timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware...
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Glo Worm is a stuffed toy for young children, designed by Hasbro's Playskool division, and made in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Introduced in 1982, the plush...
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Dracunculiasis (redirect from Guinea Worm Disease)
Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis. A person becomes infected by drinking...
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Eisenia fetida (redirect from Tiger worm)
various common names such as manure worm, redworm, brandling worm, panfish worm, trout worm, tiger worm, red wiggler worm, etc., is a species of earthworm...
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Amynthas agrestis (redirect from Asian jumping worm)
Amynthas agrestis, the Asian jumping worm, is a species of worm in the family Megascolecidae. It has a smooth, glossy, grey or brown body with a milky-white...
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Wormer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wormerland, and lies about 13 km northwest of Amsterdam. The...
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A railroad worm is a larva or larviform female adult of a beetle of the genus Phrixothrix in the family Phengodidae, characterized by the possession of...
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