We know the ability to regenerate is of supernatural origin because only a few natural organisms possess it.
A) When you cut an earthworm in half, you get 2 new earthworms. I captured today an earthworm and cut it in half with the help of a knife. Now I have 2 new earthworms
B) Also, the 'immortal jellyfish', Turritopsis Nutricula is able to revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature.
While most members of the jellyfish family usually die after propagating, the Turritopsis nutricula has developed the unique ability to return to a polyp state.
Having stumbled upon the font of eternal youth, this tiny creature which is just 5mm long is the focus of many intricate studies by marine biologists and geneticists to see exactly how it manages to literally reverse its aging process.
When a bird tries to yank a worm out
of its burrow, the worm uses bristles on its skin to hang tight to the wall
of the burrow. If the bird pulls hard enough, it can yank off part of the
worm's body. If the worm is broken off at the first seven or eight rings,
it can grow new segments and will survive. If the worm is pulled in half,
only the head end grows back.
Actually the 2 new earthworms I have got from the original earthworm are still alive; none of them died; one worm is still longer than the other
A) When you cut an earthworm in half, you get 2 new earthworms. I captured today an earthworm and cut it in half with the help of a knife. Now I have 2 new earthworms
B) Also, the 'immortal jellyfish', Turritopsis Nutricula is able to revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature.
While most members of the jellyfish family usually die after propagating, the Turritopsis nutricula has developed the unique ability to return to a polyp state.
Having stumbled upon the font of eternal youth, this tiny creature which is just 5mm long is the focus of many intricate studies by marine biologists and geneticists to see exactly how it manages to literally reverse its aging process.
When a bird tries to yank a worm out
of its burrow, the worm uses bristles on its skin to hang tight to the wall
of the burrow. If the bird pulls hard enough, it can yank off part of the
worm's body. If the worm is broken off at the first seven or eight rings,
it can grow new segments and will survive. If the worm is pulled in half,
only the head end grows back.
Actually the 2 new earthworms I have got from the original earthworm are still alive; none of them died; one worm is still longer than the other