Ancient Fungus Lassoed Tiny Worms

Amber preservation allowed scientists to reconstruct a 100-million-year-old carnivorous fungus' entire life cycle. Trapping rings are shown in the upper left while a nematode becomes ensnared by one of the rings (middle). The tiny worm was probably penetrated and digested by fungal hyphae, later forming reproductive yeast colonies (right). Credit: Science/AAAS