Tiny roundworms carve out unique parasitic niche inside pseudoscorpion’s protective covering

Tiny roundworms carve out unique parasitic niche inside pseudoscorpion’s protective covering

The early worm gets the arachnid, fossil research by an Oregon State University scientist has shown. In a parasitic first, a Baltic amber specimen has revealed that millions of years ago tiny worms known as nematodes were living inside of and feeding on the outer protective layer of pseudoscorpions. “This is very strange,” said George … Read more