Worm balls in petri meals being assaulted by freshwater leeches
Leeches have actually progressed a method for searching worms that is the supreme death spiral.
California blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatuswhich reside in shallow waters of swamps and marshes, safeguard themselves from predators by swimming ultra-fast and forming twisted blobs made from lots of worms. This generally secures them, however Helobdella leeches have actually created an unique trapping strategy to eat them anyhow.
“What's been understood is that leeches will simply choose off worms[from[from…
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