Nematodes—a group of tiny worms that include around 20,000 known species—actually form these cringe-worthy living structures in nature, even if they're less than one inch tall.

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Nematodes—a group of tiny worms that include around 20,000 known species—actually form these cringe-worthy living structures in nature, even if they're less than one inch tall.