Research out today is the first to document nematodes in the wild amassing into towers, likely as a way to reach new places. Reading time 4 minutes Scientists have just discovered something most of us ...

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Scientists have discovered that nematodes, tiny roundworms, can form coordinated living towers to hitch rides with passing insects during times of food scarcity. Researchers from the Max Planck ...

Tiny worm towers may rely on invasive beetles for transport, according to a study investigating hitchhiking nematodes in ...

Nematodes are the most abundant animal on earth, but when times get tough, these tiny worms have a hard time moving up and out. So, they play to the strength of their clade. If food runs out and ...

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Nematodes tiny yet mighty form wriggling towers to survive and travel as a team. Long thought to exist only in labs, scientists have now spotted these towers naturally forming in rotting orchard fruit ...

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(CNN) — Nature seems to offer an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life, but the world at your feet may tell another story. Even in the shade of a fruit tree, you could be surrounded by tiny ...