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In a battle between a flatworm and a harvestman, it might seem the arachnid would come out as the obvious winner.
But, it turns out the mucus-slinging sticky worms can really put up a fight.
In the forests of Brazil, where fights between the two species are a common occurrence, it’s the worms that are the aggressors, making the armored harvestmen their prey.
A new study on the interaction between the two has uncovered the remarkable tactics the worms use to subdue their prey – and the grisly ways in which harvestmen fight back.