Euperipatoides rowelli
4 Tallanganda Velvet Worm at Farringdon, NSW
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| Euperipatoides rowelli | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Sep 2019 | |
| Euperipatoides rowelli | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Sep 2019 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 3 Sep 2019 |
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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!
3 comments
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
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!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.603633-35.510433
- Maps Tallaganda State Forest
- Places Farringdon, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Sep 2019 11:28 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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- My flagged sightings Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Euperipatoides rowelli Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Euperipatoides rowelli Scientific name
- Tallanganda Velvet Worm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1428.95m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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