why earthworm are called harmphrodite ? Share with your friends Share 0 Mushtaq Ahmed answered this Earthworms are known as hermaphrodites because they posses both male and female reproductive organs i.e single individual produces both sperms and ovum. -1 View Full Answer Jahnavi Kacha answered this hermaphrodite means an organism having both the sexes present in different organisms that means they are unisexual orgamisms ..example- earthworm . they reproduce sexually 0