Wiggly worms and quantum objects follow surprisingly similar equations
10 June 2023
An equation developed to describe the motion of undulating animals and robots looks like the famous Schrödinger equation from quantum mechanics
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Blobs of worms untangle in milliseconds with a corkscrew wiggle
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California blackworms gather together in tangled-up balls to preserve moisture during droughts, but they can rapidly separate when they perceive danger thanks to a special helical wriggle
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Millimetre-long worms use powerful muscles to jump onto their bee or fly hosts to feed. But their expert leaping may be helped by an electric attraction that pulls them to their targets mid-air
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Every single neuron in an animal mapped out for the first time
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A complete map of all the neurons and their connections in both sexes of an animal – a tiny worm – has been described for the first time
When a daddy longlegs is attacked by a flatworm things get messy
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In the forests of Brazil, pitched gladiatorial contests are being fought between flatworms armed with slime and spider-like arachnids with body-chopping spikes
Tiny worm burrows may reveal when first complex animals evolved
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Microscopic fossil burrows found in ancient rocks reveal that small worm-like animals existed more than half a billion years ago
