Jade Cross and Long Island Improved are good varieties of Brussels sprouts to plant in North Carolina. Plant sprouts in late June in western North Carolina and mid July in eastern North Carolina. This vegetable may also be grown in 15-gallon containers.
The segmented body plan of an annelid worm with both circular and lengthwise muscles is the ideal structure for active burrowing. ms-ls2.b Earthworms are important decomposers.
There are also mollusk 'worms', or worms from the Cnidaria phylum (jellyfish). As for insects, many larvae have the body shape of a worm. Since the term is solely based on body features, I think that any animal that looks like a worm, IS a worm, in the language of the general public. I don't think that non-animal species with a worm-like shape are still being called 'worms'.