Thanks for writing this. Now I have a clearly-written, concise piece to share with people whenever I go on a rant about the absolutely absurd number of nematodes. (They’re the average animal! By the numbers, Animalia is~worms!)
I had no idea there were this many nematodes—is wild animal welfare just nematode welfare?! Do Rethink, WAI, or others have any research on them?
They’re surprisingly well-studied—I think because they have very simple & highly centralised nervous systems. I also liked this Microcosmos video on them :)
Thanks for writing this. Now I have a clearly-written, concise piece to share with people whenever I go on a rant about the absolutely absurd number of nematodes. (They’re the average animal! By the numbers, Animalia is~worms!)
I had no idea there were this many nematodes—is wild animal welfare just nematode welfare?! Do Rethink, WAI, or others have any research on them?
They’re surprisingly well-studied—I think because they have very simple & highly centralised nervous systems. I also liked this Microcosmos video on them :)