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This Parasitic Worm Uses Static Electricity to Lasso Bugs Out of the Air

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A microscopic parasitic worm living in the soil has figured out how to weaponize static electricity against its insect prey. The worm, Steinernema carpocapsae, lives in a world too small for sight, sound, or strategy. It has one job: find a host or die trying. Researchers at the University of Bristol recently discovered how it […] The post This Parasitic Worm Uses Static Electricity to Lasso Bugs Out of the Air appeared first on VICE.

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