"The velvet worms (Onychophora — literally "claw bearers", also - TopicsExpress



          

"The velvet worms (Onychophora — literally "claw bearers", also known as Protracheata) are a minor ecdysozoan phylum with ~180 species. These obscurely segmented [1] organisms have tiny eyes, antennae, multiple pairs of legs and slime glands.[2] They have variously been compared to worms with legs, caterpillars and slugs.[3] Most common in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, they prey on smaller animals such as insects, which they catch by squirting an adhesive mucus. In modern zoology, they are particularly renowned for their curious mating behaviour and for bearing live young." - Wikipedia
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 02:12:57 +0000

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