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Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora)

Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora)

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Velvet worms or Peripatus (Onychophora)

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trevorpreston wrote:
28 May 2025
I found it under some plywood rubbish behind a shop in Robertson in the Southern Highlands.
Unverified Velvet worm or Peripatus (Onychophora)
DaveRowell wrote:
27 May 2025
It's a species of Ooperipatus. This is an oviparous genus that is distributed mainly in south-eastern NSW. They never seem to be locally abundant, so it's a bit of a special find. Some locality info could get it down to species.
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trevorpreston wrote:
11 May 2025
@DaveRowell is this identifiable?
Cheers.
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Csteele4 wrote:
13 Sep 2024
Brilliant find, Chris!!
Euperipatoides rowelli
1Chris wrote:
2 Sep 2024
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yje9wmOeVds
Euperipatoides rowelli

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