#nematodes — Public Fediverse posts

Scientists uncover #beetle transport system for newly identified towering nematodes https://phys.org/news/2026-05-scientists-uncover-beetle-newly-towering.html paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.73510

"In 2025, #Konstanz scientists looked very closely at rotting fruit in local orchards, and observed what no one had before–hundreds of #worms twisting skyward into self-assembled living towers... #nematodes may be trying to hitchhike on #animals to reach new habitats... Now, they identified the carriers of the original worm towers: two sap-feeding #beetles"

A comprehensive #European study reveals that 70% of soils are #contaminated with #pesticide residues, which significantly suppress beneficial soil organisms like #mycorrhizal #fungi and #nematodes , thereby impairing essential soil #biodiversity and function.
#Environmental #AgriculturalScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01282601.html

A comprehensive #European study reveals that 70% of soils are #contaminated with #pesticide residues, which significantly suppress beneficial soil organisms like #mycorrhizal #fungi and #nematodes , thereby impairing essential soil #biodiversity and function.
#Environmental #AgriculturalScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01282601.html

A comprehensive #European study reveals that 70% of soils are #contaminated with #pesticide residues, which significantly suppress beneficial soil organisms like #mycorrhizal #fungi and #nematodes , thereby impairing essential soil #biodiversity and function.
#Environmental #AgriculturalScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01282601.html

A comprehensive #European study reveals that 70% of soils are #contaminated with #pesticide residues, which significantly suppress beneficial soil organisms like #mycorrhizal #fungi and #nematodes , thereby impairing essential soil #biodiversity and function.
#Environmental #AgriculturalScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01282601.html

A comprehensive #European study reveals that 70% of soils are #contaminated with #pesticide residues, which significantly suppress beneficial soil organisms like #mycorrhizal #fungi and #nematodes , thereby impairing essential soil #biodiversity and function.
#Environmental #AgriculturalScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01282601.html

🌄Atacama Desert: Nematodes thrive in extreme conditions
A new study reveals that even under harsh and extremely dry conditions, stable and surprisingly diverse soil communities exist. An international team led by researchers from the University of Cologne investigated tiny nematodes in the Chilean Atacama Desert.

Read more ▶️ https://uni.koeln/UCRHL

📰 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67117-5

#uniköln #unicologne #AtacamaDesert #Nematodes #SoilLife #Ecology #ClimateChange

The https://bsky.app/profile/imc2025.bsky.social
started for us and our #MountainSoilBiodiversity session. 🪱🦠🕷️

Priyanka Kashyap showing us the diversity and functional groups of #nematodes in Indian high mountains doing some #OpenTopChamber experiments.

#IMC2025

Mapping #Antarctica's hidden ice-free lands: A blueprint for conservation https://phys.org/news/2025-01-antarctica-hidden-ice-free-blueprint.html paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-04424-y

"The ice-free lands are home to uniquely adapted flora including micro-forests of #lichens, #moss, and two flowering plants, Antarctic hairgrass and pearlwort. They also sustain a variety of #mites, #springtails, #tardigrades, #nematodes, #algae, and #microbes. #Seabirds have established breeding colonies in these areas too."

Bacteria & Fungi Come Together in Endosymbiosis Study https://www.labroots.com/trending/cell-and-molecular-biology/27876/bacteria-fungi-endosymbiosis-study

Inducing novel #endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08010-x

"After several generations, the health of the #fungi began to improve. They were changing and adapting to their new resident #bacteria. The bacteria also changed. Both bacterial and fungal cells were found to produce molecules that helped the fungi collect nutrients and battle predators like #amoebae or #nematodes."

Avoid grubs in your apples - now's the time to use nematodes to prevent codling moth infestation. Here's how...

#gardening #pests #apples #larvae #grubs #nematodes #organic #organicgardening #autumn #gyo

https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2024/09/13/codling-moths-and-how-to-control-them-in-autumn-with-nematodes/

Tiny #Worms Living Near #Chernobyl Have Evolved a Remarkable New Talent
#Nematodes collected from the area have shown no sign of damage to their #genomes, contrary to what might be expected for organisms living in such a dangerous place. The finding doesn't suggest the #CEZ is safe, the researchers say, but rather the worms are resilient and able to adroitly adapt to conditions that might be inhospitable to other species.
https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-worms-living-near-chernobyl-have-evolved-a-remarkable-new-talent #radiation

Watching worm #RNA: @mango_s_lab adapt the MS2-MCP system to visualize endogenous #mRNAs in #Celegans. Inactivating #NMD & expressing low levels of cytoplasmic MCP allows live imaging of functional transcripts in #nematodes @biozentrum #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3wBaMpA

Plant pathologists with the #SCN Coalition have deemed October as SCN Action Month, aimed at educating #soybean producers about the prevalent risk of soybean cyst #nematodes and their potential to sap yields.
https://www.centralmoinfo.com/mu-plant-pathologist-scout-for-soybean-cyst-nematodes-during-october/

Scientists Resurrect #Extinct Animal Frozen for 46,000yr in #Siberia
The microscopic #nematodes were successfully woken from a state of suspended animation after researchers found them in the permafrost, or frozen soil. #Radiocarbon analysis revealed that they hail from a #prehistoric era when #Neanderthals and dire wolves still roamed the world, and that they belong to a functionally extinct species called Panagrolaimus kolymaensis that was previously unknown to science
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7e397/scientists-resurrected-an-extinct-animal-frozen-for-46000-years-in-siberia

Thrills! Action! Suspense! It's the summer blockbuster you never knew you needed!
"The marksman: Bioactivated nematicides selectively kill #plant-parasitic #nematodes." Don't miss this important new commentary from #JIPB.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13546
@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #CropScience #PlantScience

https://youtu.be/WfUqBuJCh_w In 📆 2018, viable #nematodes 🐛 from late #Pleistocene were discovered that had remained in #SuspendedAnimation for 46,000 years ⌛ in Siberian permafrost. The longest term #cryptobiosis is the case of a #Bacillus spore preserved in the abdomen of #bees 🐝 buried in amber for 25 to 40 million years. https://www.scientificeuropean.co.uk/sciences/biology/cryptobiosis-suspension-of-life-over-geological-time-scales-has-significance-for-evolution/

#Hibernation in primates : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernation#Primates

The tiniest hitchhikers: Nematodes leap onto bumblebees via electric fields - A nematode (C. elegans) jumps onto a bumblebee along an electrical f... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1948727 #ecosystems #c.elegans #nematodes #science #animals #biology #phoresy #physics

The Toxin That Helps Oyster #Mushrooms Devour Worms https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/science/oyster-mushrooms-carnivorous-toxins.html

Carnivorous #mushroom paralyzes, kills #nematodes via a volatile ketone https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade4809

It’s not just the #OysterMushroom. Some #fungi craft sticky nets laced with tempting scents to snare their prey. Others create collars that constrict as the worm struggles, immobilizing it as the fungus’s #hyphae penetrate its body. Some release sickle-shape spores that, when swallowed by a nematode, wreak havoc from within.

A carnivorous #fungus (#Pleurotus ostreatus, the common oyster #mushroom!) kills #nematodes with a toxin that paralyses the worm and triggers #apoptosis. The toxin is a ketone that is stored in toxocysts that release their content when the worm touches them.
The dissolved worm then is then fed on by the mushroom.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade4809

#carnivory #Sporespondence