The earthworm has four pairs of tubular heart, which pump the blood throughout the body through blood vessels. The video shows the clear pumping mechanism of earthworm heart. The documentation was achieved only by the foldscope microscope along with a mobile camera. (Voice – Ms. G.Mijithra, Junior Research Fellow (DBT foldscope project), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
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