This is a nematode worm.
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Nematode
/ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/
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Plants also help each other through their root systems. For example, scientists say the roots of the marigold flower reduce harmful nematode populations in the soil. Nematodes are tiny worms. There are more than ten-thousand different kinds of nematodes. And some of them feed on corn.
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Nematodes are free-living, soil-dwelling microscopic worms.
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