if u cut a worm in half would it survie

Question: if u cut a worm in half would it survie

Asked by cooliog to Zoe, Sharon, Louise, Jon, Daniel on 22 Jun 2010 in Categories: General.
- Sharon Sneddon answered on 22 Jun 2010:
  
  It depends on what kind of worm!
  
  The normal earthworm, like what you will find in your garden will probably not survive being cut in 2. Worms can tolerate a small part of their body being cut off, but not being cut in half!
  
  However, There is a type of flatworm called planaria, which can survive being cut into half and 2 worms will form!
- Louise Dash answered on 22 Jun 2010:
  
  I’ve heard that they can survive if you do that.
  
  I wouldn’t do it myself though – it sounds like unnecessary animal experimentation to me!
- Jon Copley answered on 22 Jun 2010:
  
  If we’re talking earthworms, yes. The half with the head end will grow a new tail. Earthworms are members of the group of animals called the annelids, which all have segmented bodies. The neat thing about that body plan is that if you lose some segments, you can usually grow new ones to replace them.
- Daniel Richardson answered on 22 Jun 2010:
  
  Depends if you do it lengthwise or widthwise…

Question: if u cut a worm in half would it survie