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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 ...
An undescribed species of velvet worm from Chiapas, Mexico (Onychophora: Peripatidae)
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia (Costa Rica), 2018-06)
Onychophoran worms are considered “living fossils” because
their basic body structure has changed little in 500 million
years. Only two species have been properly recorded from Mexico:
Macroperipatus perrieri from ...
Immersion periods in four neotropical turtles
(Universidad Estatal a Distancia (Costa Rica), 2011)
Semi-aquatic turtles often dive to escape from terres-trial predators, but to our knowledge, the time that Costa Rican species can stay under water is unknown. To obtain preliminary measurements of this ecologically ...
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 ...