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Date Jun 03, 2025
Duration 00:00:55
File Size 100.13 MB
Resolution 1920 x 1080

Horsehair worms - 05/29/2025

Horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) seen after a rainfall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 29, 2025. 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.

Horsehair worms - 05/29/2025

Horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) seen after a rainfall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 29, 2025. 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.

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