| Date: 2023/05/22 | File Size: 81.77 MB |
| Duration: 00:00:35 | Frame Size: 1920 x 1080 |
Horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 20, 2023. Horsehair worms are also known as hairsnakes, or Gordian worms. The adult worms are free-living, but the larvae are parasitic on arthropods, such as beetles, cockroaches, mantises, orthopterans, and crustaceans.