Yellow Crookneck Squash This is a slightly different cultivar from the straightneck yellow squash, which causes the neck to curve and the skin to get bumpy. This squash tends to be slightly more dense than its cousins, so it can stand up to a bit longer steam, braise, etc.
Their skin must remain moist for them to breathe. Like us, they still need to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. However because they don't have lungs, this process happens though their skin. It's not uncommon to see worms coming to the soil surface after saturating rains. Some hold the view that they suffocate in water saturated soil because there isn't enough oxygen. However worms can survive for some time in water.
Worms will usually attach to the stomach lining, or to the mucus-covered lining of the intestines. A careful and thorough exam is necessary for detecting worms because there are generally not many present, and they can be hidden by mucus and stomach contents. Also, at 2.5 to 5 cm long, the worms are quite small.