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The Annelids, also known colloquially as Worms, are a species of diminutive bipeds native to Takwalla.

Biology

They have two main arms, as well as additional pairs of small, stubby arms on their chests. On their heads are two antennae. Their legs are digitrigrade, and their feet have three toes each. They do not have spines. Their regenerative abilities allow them to literally pull their bodies together after being cut in half.

Culture and society

Not much is known about their culture on their homeworld, but living on Earth includes a lack of oversight from the Annelids' emperor. Most Annelids venture on hedonistic binges, partaking in vices that are forbidden on their homeworld; most notably the consumption of coffee.

Notable members

Neeble, Geeble, Sleeble and Mannix: The four coffee-addict Annelids who live in the M.I.B.'s headquarters on New York City, on the planet Earth.
Emperor Worm: The ruler of the entire species.

History

Shortly after being recruited by the M.I.B., Agent J saw the Worms smoking and drinking coffee in the agency's break room; an incident which convinced him that aliens were real. The Worms later tried to leave the building; and presumably the planet; with their luggage (one of them carrying nothing but a luggage cart full of cartons of cigarettes), since they feared that the Earth was about to be destroyed by the Arquillian fleet.

Long Goodbye Syndrome Worms — The Worms seen in "The Long Goodbye Syndrome".

Although they usually spend their time hanging out in the break room and drinking coffee, the four Worms occasionally help Agents K or J with their work. However, their obsession with coffee often gets them into trouble. On several occasions they have sneaked out of the M.I.B.'s headquarters and accompanied J and K as blind passengers in their missions, mostly due to misunderstandings involving the prospect of getting more coffee. The Worms have helped J on several occasions to take the headquarters back after an invasion.

One alternate future timeline resulted in the Worms becoming the dominant race on Earth, after the Worms got slimed and multiplied.

On another occasion, one of the Worms got kidnapped by the Fmecks because they mistook him for an alien scientist who had invented a growth serum. The Worm was later rescued by J and K, but he mistook the growth serum for coffee and grew to the size of a tall building.

An incident with a Kalifadik teleportation ray once caused J and one of the Worms to start becoming mutated versions of each other.

During an attempted invasion by the Kylothian agent Serleena, the Worms assisted J and K by watching over Laura Vasquez, and helped to infiltrate the headquarters to stop Serleena.

The Worms played the bagpipes at Agent Zed's funeral. They later tried to flee the Earth once again, pulling suitcases through the lobby of M.I.B.'s headquarters when the Boglodites were invading Earth.

Notes

In the movies, the Worms are portrayed with six small extra arms on their chests, whereas in the animated series they have only two.
The name of the species originates from the video game Men in Black: Alien Crisis.
- The name "Annelids" would likely indicate that their bodies are internally segmented, at least to some degree. The name comes from the scientific class of worms that includes bristleworms, ragworms, Bobbitt worms, tubeworms, boneworms, spaghetti worms, Pompeii worms, lugworms, methane ice worms, Tomopteris, sea mice, pigbutt worms (yes, that's a real animal), earthworms, redworms, blackworms, whiteworms, ice worms, sludge worms and leeches; all of which are characterized by segmentation (although leeches have mostly lost theirs) and a collagen-based cuticle protecting their bodies. However, depending on the classification you use, spoon worms and peanut worms may also be considered annelids, even though they're not segmented.
Worms appear all over the levels in Men in Black II: Alien Escape. If you touch them they will give 100 points.

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-The '''Annelids''' also known colloquially as '''Worms''' are a species of diminutive bipeds native to Takwalla.
+The '''Annelids''', also known colloquially as '''Worms''', are a species of diminutive bipeds native to Takwalla.
 ==Biology==
-They have two main arms, and also several small, stubby arms on their chest (six in the movies, but only two in the animated series). On their heads are two antennae. Their legs have two joints, a knee and another lower joint, and their feet have three toes each. They do not have spines, and they can pull their bodies together after being cut in half. Seeing they can do this, they might be able to regenerate.
+They have two main arms, as well as additional pairs of small, stubby arms on their chests. On their heads are two antennae. Their legs are digitrigrade, and their feet have three toes each. They do not have spines. Their regenerative abilities allow them to literally pull their bodies together after being cut in half.
-==Culture==
+==Culture and society==
-Not much is known about their culture on their homeworld, but living on the homeworld of the human race includes a lack of oversight from the race’s emperor. Most Worm Aliens venture on hedonistic binges partaking in vices that are forbidden on their home world.
+Not much is known about their culture on their homeworld, but living on Earth includes a lack of oversight from the Annelids' emperor. Most Annelids venture on hedonistic binges, partaking in vices that are forbidden on their homeworld; most notably the consumption of coffee.
-==Role in Story==
+==Notable members==
+[[File:WormGuys.jpg|thumb|250px]]
+*'''Neeble''', '''Geeble''', '''Sleeble''' and '''Mannix''': The four coffee-addict Annelids who live in the M.I.B.'s headquarters on New York City, on the planet Earth.
+*'''Emperor Worm''': The ruler of the entire species.
+==History==
-===''Men in Black''===
-In the original film, the worms convince Agent J that aliens do exist. They are seen drinking coffee and smoking in the breakroom. They are later seen on their way out of the MiB building presumably to leave the planet with their luggage (one of them carrying nothing but a luggage cart full of cartons of cigarettes) since they fear Earth is about to be destroyed.
+Shortly after being recruited by the M.I.B., Agent J saw the Worms smoking and drinking coffee in the agency's break room; an incident which convinced him that aliens were real. The Worms later tried to leave the building; and presumably the planet; with their luggage (one of them carrying nothing but a luggage cart full of cartons of cigarettes), since they feared that the Earth was about to be destroyed by the [[Arquillian]] fleet.
+[[File:Long_Goodbye_Syndrome_Worms.png|thumb|left|250px|The Worms seen in "The Long Goodbye Syndrome".]]
-===''Men in Black: The Series''===
+Although they usually spend their time hanging out in the break room and drinking coffee, the four Worms occasionally help Agents K or J with their work. However, their obsession with coffee often gets them into trouble. On several occasions they have sneaked out of the M.I.B.'s headquarters and accompanied J and K as blind passengers in their missions, mostly due to misunderstandings involving the prospect of getting more coffee. The Worms have helped J on several occasions to take the headquarters back after an invasion.
-[[File:Long_Goodbye_Syndrome_Worms.png|thumb|left|274px|The Worms seen in ''The Long Goodbye Syndrome'']]
-Like the first movie, the Worms hang out in the MiB break room drinking coffee. They occasionally help Agents K or J with their work. There are some episodes that primarily focus on the Worms. Their obsession with coffee often gets them into trouble. In several episodes they sneak out of MiB headquarters and accompany J and K as blind passengers, mostly due to misunderstandings involving coffee. The worms have helped Jay on several occasions to take headquarters back after an invasion. In the episode "The Future's So Bright Syndrome" the alternate future shows the worms as the dominant race after the worms got slimed and multiplied. In one episode, one of the worms gets kidnapped by the [[Fmeck]]s, because they mistake him for an alien scientist who has invented a growth serum. The worm gets later rescued by J and K, but he mistakes the growth serum for coffee and grows to the size of a tall building. In the episode " The Worm Guy Syndrome" J and Wormy start becoming mutated versions of each other.
+One alternate future timeline resulted in the Worms becoming the dominant race on Earth, after the Worms got slimed and multiplied.
-===''Men in Black II''===
-In the second film, they have a much bigger role. They watch after Laura, and they help infiltrate MiB Headquarters to stop [[Serleena]].
+On another occasion, one of the Worms got kidnapped by the [[Fmeck]]s because they mistook him for an alien scientist who had invented a growth serum. The Worm was later rescued by J and K, but he mistook the growth serum for coffee and grew to the size of a tall building.
-===''Men in Black II: Alien Escape''===
-In this game the worms are all over the levels, if you touch them they will give 100 points.
+An incident with a [[Kalifadik]] teleportation ray once caused J and one of the Worms to start becoming mutated versions of each other.
-===''Men in Black III''===
-In ''Men In Black III'', The Worms are primarily seen playing the bagpipes at Agent Zed's funeral. They are shown again in the background pulling suitcases through the lobby of MIB headquarters when the [[Boglodite]]s are invading Earth.
+During an attempted invasion by the [[Kylothian]] agent Serleena, the Worms assisted J and K by watching over Laura Vasquez, and helped to infiltrate the headquarters to stop Serleena.
-===''Men in Black: Alien Crisis''===
+The Worms played the bagpipes at Agent Zed's funeral. They later tried to flee the Earth once again, pulling suitcases through the lobby of M.I.B.'s headquarters when the [[Boglodite]]s were invading Earth.
-*A pair of worms is featured on the cover art for ''MIB: Alien Crisis''.
-==Known individuals==
-*Neeble
-*Geeble
-*Sleeble
-*Mannix
-*Emperor Worm
 ==Notes==
+*In the movies, the Worms are portrayed with six small extra arms on their chests, whereas in the animated series they have only two.
-*The name "Annelids" would likely indicate that their bodies are internally segmented, at least to some degree. The name comes from the scientific class of worms that includes bristleworms, ragworms, Bobbitt worms, tubeworms, boneworms, spaghetti worms, Pompeii worms, lugworms, methane ice worms, ''Tomopteris'', sea mice, pigbutt worms (yes, that's a real animal...), earthworms, redworms, blackworms, whiteworms, ice worms, sludge worms and leeches; all of which are characterized by segmentation (although leeches have mostly lost theirs) and a collagen-based cuticle protecting their bodies. Depending on the classification you use, spoon worms and peanut worms may also be considered annelids, although they're not segmented.
+*The name of the species originates from the video game ''Men in Black: Alien Crisis''.
+**The name "Annelids" would likely indicate that their bodies are internally segmented, at least to some degree. The name comes from the scientific class of worms that includes bristleworms, ragworms, Bobbitt worms, tubeworms, boneworms, spaghetti worms, Pompeii worms, lugworms, methane ice worms, ''Tomopteris'', sea mice, pigbutt worms (yes, that's a real animal), earthworms, redworms, blackworms, whiteworms, ice worms, sludge worms and leeches; all of which are characterized by segmentation (although leeches have mostly lost theirs) and a collagen-based cuticle protecting their bodies. However, depending on the classification you use, spoon worms and peanut worms may also be considered annelids, even though they're not segmented.
+*Worms appear all over the levels in ''Men in Black II: Alien Escape''. If you touch them they will give 100 points.
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-[[Category:Men In Black Universe]]
+[[Category:Men in Black Universe]]
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 [[Category:Humanoids]]
-[[Category:Worm-like Creatures]]
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 [[Category:Species Designed by Benton Jew]]
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