The trunks of Palm trees do not get thicker as they age; rather, they simply grow taller. Some Palms have trunks that are as skinny as pencils. Fossil Palm trees date back 100 million years to the Jurassic Era. Muslims regard the Date Palm as the tree of life, as its roots can be traced back more than 5,000 years.
At last count, there were more than 9,000 species of segmented worms on the planet today. Some of the most common types of segmented worms include earthworms, leeches, and sandworms. Earthworms make up the largest and most diverse group of segmented worms in the world. In all, there are more 2,700 different types of earthworms living in every corner of the earth today.
Introduction to the Annelida. Segmented worms make up the Phylum Annelida. The phylum includes earthworms and their relatives, leeches, and a large number of mostly marine worms known as polychaetes. Various species of polychaete are known as lugworms, clam worms, bristleworms, fire worms, sea mice, and EWWW! I stepped on that THING!. Annelids can be told by their segmented bodies. Polychaetes (meaning many bristles) have, predictably, many bristles on the body, while earthworms and leeches have fewer bristles. There are about 9000 species of annelid known today. Click on the buttons below to learn more about the Annelida.