When the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans gets caught by its fungal predator Arthrobotrys oligospora, it doesn't just wriggle endlessly—it suddenly "freezes," stopping all movement and feeding as ...
A newly published study from the University of Guam sheds light on a tiny but powerful ally in the soil and how it could help ...
We’ve all lifted a rock or flowerpot and found a long, slimy worm underneath. But have you ever done so and found a long, slimy worm with a head shaped like a shovel or a hammer? If you have, you ...
Recently, I have received a variety of phone calls from homeowners and gardeners finding a strange visitor in their soil: the shovel-headed, ribbon-like predator known as the hammerhead worm. These ...
You’re not likely to witness a horsehair worm making its exit from a praying mantis, but if you do, it’s quite a sight. The spaghetti-like worm, under wet conditions, gradually wiggles out of its host ...