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Blood of earthworm is red because its haemoglobin is

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The blood of earthworm is red due to the presence of hemoglobin dissolved in the plasma. The hemoglobin is not associated with blood cells but is dissolved in the liquid portion of the blood called plasma. Hemoglobin is a red colored oxygen-carrying pigment.

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