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Getting a head in the world
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October 1, 2002
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Copyright informationCopyright American Museum of Natural History Oct 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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FINDINGS
When the naidid worm reproduces, it grows a new front for its back half and a new tail for its front.
We peer down at the tiny worm wriggling under the lens of our microscope. Four black eyes peer up at us: two from the creature's head and two from its ... other head. Two-headed worms are common in our lab, and they're common outside the lab as well. If you've ever scratched the surface of a slimy rock in a pond or stream, you may even have taken one of these miniature beasts home with you, tucked away under your fingernail.
The bizarre worms we study are called naidids. They are members of the phylum Annelida, the group that includes segmented worms such as leeches, tube worms, ...
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