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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Wiley Interdiscip Rev Dev Biol. 2017 May 24;6(5):10.1002/wdev.278. doi: 10.1002/wdev.278

Figure 2. Nictation and swarming are dauer-specific behaviors.

Figure 2

Micrographs (left) and cartoon schematics (right) of an individual nictating dauer (A) and a swarm of elevated dauers (B) on top of a PDMS pedestal. Individual dauers are capable of standing on their tail while remaining in a rigid posture for several seconds. Swarms consist of tens of dauers undulating in the air together, essentially using the neighboring animal as a structure to climb. The base of the swarm is indicated with a red arrow while the top is indicated with a yellow arrow.