This is not because the worm feels pain, it is because worms, and other invertebrates, have groups of neurons connected by nerve fibers. The reason why these animals move in such a way that make some of us think that they have emotions and feel pain is because when we put a worm on a hook it wiggles around a lot. Since these animals cannot process emotional information, they can't and don't suffer. So apparently other invertebrates, like lobsters and snails, along with worms, do not have the ability to process emotional information. November 10, - No, earthworms do not have feelings, according to a recent Norway study on animals that have a simple nervous system.
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