Nematodes

"Nematodes, " the doctor announced with a grunt, though if he was worth anything at all, his youthful companion had already reached the same conclusion on his own.

Impossible Places Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

"Nematodes, " the doctor announced with a grunt, though if he was worth anything at all, his youthful companion had already reached the same conclusion on his own.

Impossible Places Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

Nematodes, and even three-foot-long tube worms, were discovered some decades ago at or near the dark bottom of the deep ocean, but the extraterrestrial implications of their discovery were less dramatic because the creatures fed on life produced in collaboration with the sun, nourishment that then made the long drop to the ocean floor.

First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

In estuarine waters where I live, it was discovered that lead shot washed down into the sediments where the brackish water corroded it. the lead was picked up by Nematodes and other critters that lived in the bottom sediment.

lead lead LEAD! 2009

Nematodes are watered in, and if the ground is at all dry, they must be preceded (or is it, followed?) with more water.

Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

Nematodes are watered in, and if the ground is at all dry, they must be preceded (or is it, followed?) with more water.

Archive 2009-04-01 Jean 2009

In estuarine waters where I live, it was discovered that lead shot washed down into the sediments where the brackish water corroded it. the lead was picked up by Nematodes and other critters that lived in the bottom sediment.

lead lead LEAD! 2009

Nematodes, and even three-foot-long tube worms, were discovered some decades ago at or near the dark bottom of the deep ocean, but the extraterrestrial implications of their discovery were less dramatic because the creatures fed on life produced in collaboration with the sun, nourishment that then made the long drop to the ocean floor.

First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

Nematodes, and even three-foot-long tube worms, were discovered some decades ago at or near the dark bottom of the deep ocean, but the extraterrestrial implications of their discovery there were less dramatic because the creatures fed on life produced in collaboration with the sun, nourishment that then made the long drop to the ocean floor.

Space Odyssey: Scientists go to the extremes of the earth to divine the secrets of extraterrestrial life. 2011

The packet in the fridge says, "200,000 Nematodes."

What Is Twitter? Sean Craven 2009