Tag: parasitic

  • Static Electricity Helps Parasitic Nematodes Leap onto Insects

    Static Electricity Helps Parasitic Nematodes Leap onto Insects

    Watch These Parasitic Worms Use Static Electricity as a Tractor Beam For microscopic worms, physical laws we seldom notice take on life-or-death importance By Cody Cottier edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Flows of tracer particles show the attractive force of a positively charged fruit fly. Parasitic nematodes use this static charge to leap onto the…