“It’s a coordinated superorganism, acting and moving as a whole.” A 10-millimeter (0.4-inch) nematode tower twists and folds as the mass of worms reaches for the lid of its petri dish.

Soybean cyst nematode, known as SCN, is a microscopic roundworm that infests the roots of soybeans, forming cysts that contain up to 500 eggs and the juvenile worms. The worms feed on the roots of the ...

Topline Scientists were able to reanimate a nematode that had laid dormant in Siberian permafrost for approximately 46,000 years, according to a study published Thursday in the journal PLOS ...

Living towers: A closer look To find out what was motivating the nematodes’ building behavior, the study team tested the worms’ reactions to being poked, prodded and even visited by a fly ...

After the nematode penetrates the root, it establishes a feeding site (gall) and becomes sedentary. Females eventually lay eggs in a gelatinous matrix outside of the root, which may hatch and infect ...

Epsilonematidae nematode (photo from Ashleigh Smythe at VMI) But my favorite nematodes of all are the big predatory ones. I think this picture from the Nikon Small World competition eloquently sums up ...

Nematode proteins shed light on infertility Date: January 4, 2024 Source: University of Utah Summary: Biologists developed a method for illuminating the intricate interactions of the synaptonemal ...

“A nematode tower is not just a pile of worms,” first author Dr. Daniela Perez said in the statement. “It’s a coordinated structure, a superorganism in motion.” ...

A soil nematode reanimated from Siberian permafrost had laid dormant for approximately 46,000 years, according to a study publishing July 27, 2023 in the open access journal PLOS Genetics by ...

Tiny nematode worms use static electricity to leap into the air, which may help them attach onto flying passers-by, such as bumblebees, and hitch a ride. Caenorhabditis elegans worms measure ...