An undescribed (new) species of Velvet Worm from Tasmania. The velvet worm (head at right) is a worm-like segmented animal related to the arthropods.

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An undescribed (new) species of Velvet Worm from Tasmania. The velvet worm (head at right) is a worm-like segmented animal related to the arthropods. Each body segment has stub-like feet called lobopods.

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Photo credit: © DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, animal, australia, australian, biological, biology, fauna, forest, invertebrate, lobopod, lobopods, nature, onychophora, onychophoran, peripatus, predator, predatory, rainforest, single, species, subtropical, tasmania, temperate, tropical, undescribed, velvet, wildlife, worm, zoological, zoology