Flatworm
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The Pufferfish’s Lethal Poison Shows Up Right Under Our Feet
A flatworm that lives in soil and uses TTX to hunt down much larger earthwormsPeter Ducey Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Lurking in the soil, even under a most peaceful and well-nurtured garden, is a surprisingly fierce predator: Bipalium adventitium, an invasive flatworm that began appearing in the […] -
Decapitation, But Not Cannibalism, Might Transmit Memories
Cross-section of a planarianJubal Harshaw via Shutterstock Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Earlier this year, scientists published a bizarre finding: A decapitated flatworm that grows a new head seems to retain memories from its old one. Weird—but not even close to the weirdest finding in the annals of […]