Are worms insects?

Most uses of the common name 'worm' are referring to earthworms. When a pet has 'worms' it usually means they have round worms or tapeworms. Neither of these 'worm(s)' is an insect. However if your cabbage has 'worms' that is the larval stage of the cabbage white butterfly which is an insect. read more

In terms of diet, (earth) worms are detritivores, in which they eat decaying or dead organic matter such as dead leaves or decomposing fruit. Besides that, all classified insects have six limbs total, and worms do not have any. read more

Worms are not insects though. Let me explain it to you this way: animals are split into two groups; vertebrates (animals with a backbone) and invertebrates (animals without a backbone). Worms are invertebrates. Invertebrates are further broken down into five groups: segmented worms, mullosks, arthropods (insects), echinoderms, and sponges. read more

Familiar worms include the earthworms, members of phylum Annelida. Other invertebrate groups may be called worms, especially colloquially. In particular, many unrelated insect larvae are called "worms", such as the railroad worm, woodworm, glowworm, bloodworm, inchworm, mealworm, silkworm, and wooly bear worm. read more

No, no worms are considered insects. Worms belong to a vast range of different phyla - annelids, nematodes, flatworms, acorn worms, velvet worms, spoon worms, goblet worms, jaw worms, horsehair worms, ribbon worms, horseshoe worms, thorny-headed worms, peanut worms, strange flatworms, and possibly even more. read more

Not all worms are insect larva. The word ‘worm’ is also applied to any invertebrate that is long and without legs. Annelids, like earthworms, ARE NOT insects. They have that worm shape all their lives. Tapeworms ARE NOT insects. They are flatworms. read more