How Worms Are Born?

Within the egg, a young earthworm develops until it is ready to hatch. The egg is encased in an egg casing called a cocoon. The number of eggs within one cocoon can vary between species, ranging between 1 and 20 from earthworm species in the family Lumbricidae (but most species have just 1).

Do worms give birth or lay eggs?

A few more Earthworms facts

Worms have both male and female organs, but they still need another worm in order to reproduce. Worms lay eggs which hatch after about three weeks.

Where do worms come from?

They are everywhere there is soil. Experts believe native worm species were wiped out when glaciers covered the earth. Most of today's earthworms originated from Europe by traveling in the rootstocks of plants. Worms make soil and are natural soil tillers.