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Worm tornado sighting in New Jersey, United States.
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Nationalgeographic.co.id—Actually it is a normal thing that worm soil often appears above the ground or pavement after a rain. But existence worm–worm land in New Jersey, United States of America, has recently featured something unusual, namely worm tornado or wormnado.
According to a resident of Hoboken, New Jersey, he was taking an early morning walk in a park near the Hudson River when he saw hundreds worm spread on the sidewalk at the end of last March. The female resident, whose identity was not identified, told Live Science that what was rather strange was that he saw a strange pattern formed by hundreds worm that. That pattern is a shape like a cyclone or tornado, where worm–worm it made a circular spiral along the curb.
Science Times reported that the woman had taken photos of the tornado phenomenon worm that and send it to Tiffany Fisher, who is the Hoboken City Council. Tiffany Fisher then shared the photo on Facebook with the caption: “Obviously worm–worm came out after the rain, but this is something I’ve never seen! “
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The Sun reported, a wormnado that appeared on the sidewalk in Hoboken has puzzled many scientists. One of them is Professor Kyungsoo Yoo from the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota. He said that the tornado formed by the worms was very interesting.
He added that this was the first time he had seen worms form spirals like a cyclone or tornado, although worms usually do appear on the surface in groups after rain.
In addition, lab leader and assistant professor Saad Bhamia of Georgia Tech said that since the species of worms that make up the worm tornado are not known, any conclusions about them would be mere speculation.
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Many theories trying to explain this phenomenon and it are spread on social media sites, including the theory of grazing earthworms. They gather in a circular spiral like a tornado to guard and herd one another so that all move to the same place.
According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, earthworms breathe through their skin. So they come out to the surface when the rain floods the ground with water, or they will drown.
Although they are usually solitary organisms, LiveScience explains, earthworms sometimes form swarms when they are above ground to communicate with each other about where to move.
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The study entitled “A New Case of Consensual Decision: Collective Movement in Earthworms” from a group of ecological and statistical researchers from the University of Liege explains that species Eisenia fetida will form clusters or groups and influence each other to go in one direction when migrating. They communicate by touching rather than sending chemical signals to other animals.
This collective behavior, known as earthworm grazing, helps earthworms survive environmental threats such as flooding and serve as their defense strategy against pathogens and predators.
Another theory relates the recent flap tornado phenomenon as preparation for Worm Moon, a supermoon that emerged on March 28. However, this natural phenomenon is not a possible explanation for the formation of the worm’s tornado.
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