Scientists unearth how a carnivorous fungus traps and digests worms

worm traps

Source: Hung-Che Lin (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A new analysis sheds light on the molecular processes involved when a carnivorous species of fungus known as Arthrobotrys oligospora senses, traps and consumes a worm. 

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