Synchronized oscillations in swarms of nematode <i>Turbatrix aceti</i>
Anton Peshkov, Sonia McGaffigan, Alice C. Quillen
Abstract
We report a novel collective motion state in dense suspensions of the nematode Turbatrix Aceti . Under the right shape of a droplet of the dense solution, the nematodes will swarm at the border and synchronize their beating to produce a moving wave.
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Active matterMechanicsWork (physics)Collective behaviorPhysicsClassical mechanicsCollective motionBiologyCell biologyAnthropologySociologyThermodynamicsMicro and Nano RoboticsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics