“Snaked earth, crow-spotted through the sun-leagues, coils in their fierce emphatic eyes, cleansed by the flicker of the lids' nictation.”

“Dauer larvae display active locomotion and a specific behavior called nictation, where they stand on their tail and wave their body in the air.”

“One or more, and in some cases all five, nematode replicate lines showed declines in virulence, reproduction, heat tolerance, host seeking ability, and nictation.”