velvet worm
- n any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
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- Newly described glue-spraying worm from Vietnam [Life Lines]
A new species of velvet worm (Eoperipatus totoros) is the first to be described from Vietnam after its discovery in 2010. This 2.5 inch long worm is distinguished from other velvet worms by hairs with unique shapes that cover its body. These animals are difficult to find and study because they are usually hiding in the moist soil…
Aug. 25, 2013 - ScienceBlogs - Glue-spitting velvet worms: Here's a new one
Small bugs of the rain forest have many things to worry about. But surely some of their more feared predators are velvet worms, a group of ancient animals that spit an immobilizing, gluelike material onto prey before injecting them with saliva and chomping down.
Aug. 23, 2013 - NBC NEWS - New Glue-Spitting Velvet Worm Found in Vietnam
Small bugs of the rain forest have many things to worry about, assuming they are capable of anxiety. But surely some of their more feared predators are velvet worms, a group of ancient animals that spit an immobilizing, gluelike material onto prey before injecting them with saliva and chomping down.
Aug. 22, 2013 - LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News