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Peripatus


by Paddy Ryan

Walking worms, who still resemble their ancestors who lived hundreds of millions of years ago, and which spit on their prey before devouring them – peripatus or velvet worms are intriguing but little-known creatures of the New Zealand undergrowth.

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Main image: Peripatus with her young

Peripatus with her young


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