When laden with eggs, the females appear to have a dark stripe running the length of the body, but this dark coloration is due to the presence of numerous eggs in the body of the female, and the dark coloration disappears as the eggs are deposited. As is the case with other nematodes,
locomotion results from posteriorly propagated body waves. However, unlike other nematodes,contact with the substrate by the female once she leaves the soil is limited to the female’s ventral surface. In many respects, this nematode moves like a snake.