Velvet worm

Velvet Worm (Peripatoides novaezealandiae)

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The velvet worm has the body of a worm but also has many legs-as many as 43 pairs-to help it close in on prey. A night hunter, this creature moves along the forest floor until a victim is within range, then spits out a deadly 'glue' that eats away at the prey and keeps it from moving. Soon after, the worm is ready to enjoy its feast.Slow and Stealthy: Even with 86 legs, the velvet worm moves slowly. This can work to the animal's advantage, however, since prey may not even notice the worm...

This velvet worm was photographed during a JCU field trip to Mt. Zero/Taravale Sanctuary, Paluma Range, Queensland, Australia.

Velvet worms haven't changed much in the last 500 million years. In fact, they're full of prehistoric awesome.

Velvet Worms, which are the occupants of the phylum Onychophora, are one of my favorite animals. Why? Um, good question. I have to admit to having a very visceral aesthetic response to wildlife. Those things that would seem loathsome or disgusting to others, those things that remind one of prehistory and primordial Earth, they seem to grip my psyche. The Velvet Worms are found mostly in moist humid forest habitats in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions...mostly in the Southern…

You may remember that in September, retired Liverpool professor Donald Williamson published a paper in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claiming that the caterpillar stage of the…

What a happy 'lil guy! 365 Days of Animals 304: Velvet Worm Pen/Ink/Digital

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