Velvet worm (882/2613)

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A peripatus, or 'velvet worm', hunting for invertebrate prey which it traps by spaying a glue-like substance over them.

Scientific name
Peripatoides novaezealandia
Common names
velvet worm, peripatus
Location
Egmont National Park, Taranaki, New Zealand
Photo ID
1523
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