INVERTEBRATES of the Everglades national Park
Nematodes are worms with long, skinny, bodies that round out on both ends. Trichinella spiralis is the name of nasty parasite. It lives in the tissues and organs of animals and produce offspring that live in muscular tissue of the organism. These worms feed of the host like a classic parasite.
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Annelida is a segmented worm. This is the common worm, it can be very helpful, in they way that its waste adds nutrients back to the soil. They are usually nocturnal organisms, that come out at night to find and dig during the day. These organism also make for tasty snack for other organisms in the park.
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Most organisms belonging to the mollusca family have soft bodies and hard shells that protect them. This the tree snail! They have 50 different color possible for their shell and average shell length is 18 cm long. The snails deit consist of the preseviously mentioned lichen. When reproducing the tree snail lays its eggs on a tree branch , gives food to the offspring, but then leaves
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The crustacea are also segmented animals, but they also have joint extensions, also know as, appendage. Something else that makes arthropods different is they have an exoskeleton for protection and support. The Florida stone crab lives on the bottom of its aquatic and eats other aquatic organisms.
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