Predatory Worm (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Predatory Worm

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This sequence of images (from left to right) shows how Pristionchus pacificus preys upon a smaller Caenorhabditis elegans worm. P. pacificus bites a C. elegans worm (left), tears open a hole in its side (middle) and devours the oozing contents (right).

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Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology / Andreas Weller

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