California black worms tangled together into ball-shaped blob

Two-hundred or so tiny California black worms tangle together into a ball-shaped blob. These tangled assemblies occur over the span of a few minutes, yet they can untangle in mere milliseconds.

[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grants MCB 1817334, CMMI 2218382 and IOS ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.

Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - May 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: video