Annelid Characteristics. The fundamental characteristic of the phylum is the division of the body into a linear series of cylindrical segments, or metameres.Each metamere consists of a section of the body wall and a compartment of the body cavity with its internal organs.nnelid Characteristics. The fundamental characteristic of the phylum is the division of the body into a linear series of cylindrical segments, or metameres.
Shearing gangs typically have three to eight members, and travel the country going from farm to farm, shearing every day during the season. It is a hard life but pay can be good, about Â£2 a sheep and a good shearer can shear 200 sheep per day.
Farmers and ranchers earned a median annual income of nearly $61,000 in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The top 10 percent of earners in the field made about $107,000 a year, while the bottom 10 percent made less than $30,000.