Euperipatoides rowelli

4 Tallanganda Velvet Worm at Farringdon, NSW

Euperipatoides rowelli at Farringdon, NSW - 3 Sep 2019
Euperipatoides rowelli at Farringdon, NSW - 3 Sep 2019
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Euperipatoides rowelli 4 Sep 2019 michaelb
Euperipatoides rowelli 3 Sep 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 3 Sep 2019 Christine

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Sorry, I have no idea what kind of critter this is, and would have taken more photos if i had realised how interesting it looks now that I can see the enlarged photo!

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   4 Sep 2019
Pretty sure it is a Tallaganda Velvet Worm, which kills its prey by covering them with sticky glue. It also has a complex social structure, where up to 15 animals hunt together led by the dominant female who gets first dibs on the food. An amazing critter
Christine wrote:
   4 Sep 2019
Thanks Michael, while you were writing that I was looking it up, and it is indeed an interesting critter. And has been studied in this location!
Christine wrote:
   4 Sep 2019
Although I only saw one, I wonder where the rest of the gang was hiding??

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