How worm blobs behave like a liquid and a solid | Science News

Blobs of worms flow like a fluid, plop like a solid and fascinate scientists.

By Susan Milius January 11, 2019 at 2:11 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this: Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print TAMPA, Fla. — Blobs of worms flow like a fluid, plop like a solid and fascinate scientists. A worm by itself is as solid as any other living animal. But a mass of aquatic California blackworms tangled together flows through a tube like a liquid. Pouring, heating and otherwise playing with blobs of worms sh

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