Over multiple generations, small nematode worms began preferring microplastic-contaminated food over cleaner options, which ...

On the origin of nematodes: Phylogenetic tree of world's most numerous group of animals. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 10 / 091029161526.htm ...

THE scope of this excellent little book is not, as its title might suggest, systematic or faunistic. It is addressed primarily to the experimental biologist, and the author's chief concern is with ...

Nematodes are typically small animals that to the naked eye look very much alike; however, these creatures are fantastically diverse —on a par with the arthropods in terms of species diversity.

Nematodes are small worms that measure around 1 millimetre long and live freely in soil or water. ... an unusual size for this animal. The smallest nematodes found to date appeared in marine settings.

Four out of every five animals on Earth is a nematode. Nathan Augustus Cobb, a nematologist working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, famously put it this way in 1915: ...

Nematodes, or roundworms, that infest the gut can weaken or kill their animal hosts. For example, the barber’s pole worm ( Haemonchus contortus ), named for its spiraling red intestine, sucks ...

Other animals routinely injure their partners during sex. These nematodes, Ellis points out, inflict harm after mating; partners have already gone their separate ways when the sperm left behind ...

Beneficial nematodes are tiny worms that naturally kill grubs without harming people, pets, ... and animals. Read the original article on Martha Stewart. Show comments. Advertisement.