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Static electricity helps parasitic #nematodes land on victims
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/static-electricity-parasite-nematodes

The small electric charge generated by a moving #insect is enough to affect the trajectory of a parasitic #nematode’s leap so it lands right on its host.

Static electricity helps parasitic nematodes glom onto victims

The small electric charge generated by a moving insect is enough to affect the trajectory of a parasitic nematode’s leap so it lands right on its host.
James R. Riordon (Science News Magazine)
#insect #nematode #Nematodes

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