Worm Aggregates Leverage Uneven Terrain to Collectively Move Through Narrow Spaces (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Worm Aggregates Leverage Uneven Terrain to Collectively Move Through Narrow Spaces

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Schematic of worm ball movement. Protrusion first grows from the worm ball. When reaching the pegs, it drags the other worms.

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Taishi Mikami et al.

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