When the time is right, worms gather together to create a wriggling mass, a tower of worm-ness. No, really. They climb onto each other until their bodies behave like one single organism. They then ...

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The star of this picture isn't the fruit fly, it's the columns of thousands of nematodes on the right working together to catch a lift. CREDIT: Perez et al. (2025 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nematode worm tower imaged in the laboratory. Credit: Daniela Perez 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, ...