About This Site | Text Only. 1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris crash. Diana, Princess of Wales, has died after a car crash in Paris. She was taken to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning where surgeons tried for two hours to save her life but she died at 0300 BST. In a statement Buckingham Palace said the Queen and the Prince of Wales were deeply shocked and distressed.
The Earthworm-body wall. The outermost layer of the earthworm body wall is the cuticle-a delicate membrane of fibrils that, along with the mucus that covers the skin of the worm, helps retain water.
The bodies of most oligochaetes (earthworms) are divided externally and internally into well-defined segments. Internally, these segments are divided by membranous partitions. Except for the most anterior and posterior segments, all segments are essentially alike. Earthworms burrow through the soil, feeding on decaying leaves and animal debris. As earthworms move through the soil, they both enrich and loosen the soil. It is for this reason that earthworms are valued by gardeners. An acre of good garden soil may contain as many as 50,000 individuals. External Anatomy and Locomotion of the living earthworm Observe the external features of the earthworm. Notice that the body is made up of a number of segments.