Research out today is the first to document nematodes in the wild amassing into towers, likely as a way to reach new places.

Thousands of tiny nematode worms can join up to form tentacle-like towers that can straddle large gaps or hitch rides on ...

Worm towers– sometimes called swarms– “were kind of just whispered about in the worm community,” says Ding. Previously, there were anecdotal reports and documented observations of these multi-nematode ...

Word of a curious worm phenomenon has spread among scientists over the years. Words like, “they’re living in giant towers, ...

The bizarre behavior had previously been observed in experimental settings and was thought to be a competitive attempt to ...

Scientists have captured the first videos of wild roundworms forming living, wriggling towers that behave as one big superorganism ...

Scientists captured nematodes that stack themselves into a wriggling, vertical tower for the first time. Watch the tiny architects in action.

Nematodes are the most abundant animal on Earth, but when times get tough, these tiny worms have a hard time moving up and ...

Though rare, there are a few examples of animal collectives that link their bodies in creative ways to move around. Ants can ...