Tiny worms thrive in the world's driest desert by climbing higher
In the hyper-arid Atacama Desert, microscopic nematodes survive extreme conditions by hitching rides on snails to reach moisture-rich fog oases hidden at higher elevations.
Nematode worms in Chile's Atacama Desert have developed a clever strategy to survive in one of the harshest environments on Earth. These microscopic creatures latch onto desert snails, using them as biological buses to travel toward coastal fog zones.
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