Velvet worm (Phylum Onychophora) on a leaf. This segmented worm-like animal is related to the arthropods and tardigrades. The head is at left,and each body segment has stub-like feet called lobopods. Velvet worms are predators,using a slime-like secretion to subdue their prey of small invertebrates. They average 5 centimetres in length,though the largest can be 20 centimetres long. Photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon | |
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