WORM BALLS!!!


A species of worm called California Blackworms get tangled together and form worm balls. (Spheres, not testicles:) A recent study by Saad Bhamla found that when these worms bunch together, they gain properties of both solids and liquids. The worms hold themselves together like solids, and don't fall apart and "splash" when they are dropped. However, they also "melt" when exposed to hotspots, and "freeze when exposed to cold-spots. This melting and freezing is really just the worms disentangling themselves to get away from the hotspot, and re-tangling to keep warm.

Gathering into these balls increases the worm's chances of survival greatly, according to a study conducted by Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin. Worms aren't the only species that form large groups to survive, other worm species and fire ants also show similar interactions.

This article shows that the worms are capable of gathering, and if enough of them come together, they could create an uprising to destroy humanity if we let them. Therefore I believe we must prevent this by controlling the worm populations.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2019 at 3:25 PM

    This is a very interesting article I never knew worms worked together like this. This is very interesting and scary at the same time.

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  2. chrheaJanuary 24, 2019 at 5:14 PM

    You better start eating worms to control the population.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2019 at 4:54 AM

    This is strange, I wonder if any other types of worms use the same method.

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