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    Tiny marine worms shop around for bacterial partners

    2026-10-07T13:34:00Z

    Like shoppers wandering between market stalls, tiny gutless marine worms appear to pick and change the bacterial partners they depend on for survival. A new study suggests this flexibility may help the worms tap into different sources of food and energy and adapt to changing environments.