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A new giant species of placented worm and the mechanism by which onychophorans weave their nets (Onychophora: Peripatidae)
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2010)
Onychophorans, or velvet worms, are poorly known and rare animals. Here we report the discovery of a new species that is also the largest onychophoran found so far, a 22cm long female from the Caribbean coastal forest of ...
Velvet Worms (Onychophora) in Folklore and Art: Geographic Pattern, Types of Cultural Reference and Public Perception
(Sciencedomain International (India), 2015-07-06)
Aims: To document and preserve folkloric beliefs and art inspired by velvet worms (Onychophora), rare invertebrates that are considered "living fossils", have full placental organs and capture prey with a rough "net" built ...
Moda retro: ¿abandonaronlos onicóforos el ovoviviparismo para volver a poner huevos?
(Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica), 2019)
El viviparismo es tan ventajoso que ha evolucionado al menos 140 veces en los invertebrados, pero algunos onicóforos australianos y neozelandeses han retrocedido, abandonando el ovoviviparismo para volver a los huevos. ...