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Velvet Worm
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Velvet Worm

Peripatus acacioi

Velvet worms are soft-bodied invertebrates that hunt small prey in damp leaf litter and decaying wood.

Category Invertebrate
Habitat Rainforest
Diet Carnivore
Lifespan 4-8 years
Size 2-15 cm
Scientific Name Peripatus acacioi

About Velvet Worm

Velvet worms are soft-bodied invertebrates that hunt small prey in damp leaf litter and decaying wood.

It belongs to the Invertebrate group and is commonly associated with rainforest habitats with a carnivore diet, with a lifespan of 4-8 years, a size of 2-15 cm.

Fun Fact

They capture prey by shooting sticky slime from special oral glands.

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