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  Front of the buckle. Photo courtesy of Richard Danny Oostenbrink

  
  
  

  
  Reverse of the buckle. Photo courtesy of Richard Danny Oostenbrink

   

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  June 2017

  We found these strange-looking worms in a bucket of water where we were soaking palm fruits at our plant nursery. What are they and how did they get there?

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