Bruno C. VellutiniOnychophora.com
The other day I was looking for some information about Brazilian velvet worms and found this website: onychophora.com. The gallery of photos is impressive!
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URL: https://brunovellutini.com/posts/onychophora-dot-com/
Corey BradshawNot a worm. Not an arthropod. Not an insect. Not a bug.
Possibly coolest extant taxon on Earth. Certainly my favourite group of animals by a wide margin
#Onychophora #Peripatus #peripates #Peripatoides
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Plazi Species#NewSpecies!
New velvet worm from #ecuador just crept in:
Oroperipatus tiputini
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/E9EF3E14-9D66-5F44-9DB1-97F605F8CF2D
Publication: http://doi.org/10.3897/zse.100.117952
#Zoosyst_Evo #OroperipatusTiputini
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #onychophora #velvetworms
Ele Willoughby, PhDHereβs the final print of an adorable, caterpillar-like blue velvet worm from New Zealand or Aotearoa for #InsertAnInvert2024!
Velvet worms (phylum: Onychophora) are named for their velvet-like texture and somewhat wormlike appearance. They are elongate, soft-bodied, many-legged nocturnal animals who spit slime to trap prey, somewhere between worms and arthropods. π§΅1/n
#linocut #printmaking #velvetWorm #sciart #peripatoides #invertebrate #wildlifeArt #Onychophora #NewZealand #mastoArt
ubiNo success on the first day of my search for #onychophora .
Giant Blue Anteater