Jumping parasitic worms use static electricity to hit their targets

Tiny parasitic worms might be extraordinarily good at leaping on their prey as they’re electrically drawn to their prey.

roundworms (Steinernema carpocapsae) Those who connect to and feed on bugs resembling bees or fruit flies are amongst nature’s strongest jumpers, regardless of being solely a millimeter lengthy. They leap into the air, then do a sequence of somersaults till they land head-on on the bugs. Researchers have beforehand studied how the construction of worms’ muscle groups helps them leap so effectively, however Victor Ortega…