Watch a velvet worm, an ancient terrestrial invertebrate, crawl across leaf litter

Name: Watch a velvet worm, an ancient terrestrial invertebrate, crawl across leaf litter
Uploaded: 2021-06-29T18:39:59
Duration: 19 s
Description: Learn about the velvet worm while watching one belonging to the genus Peripatus creep over leaf litter.

Learn about the velvet worm while watching one belonging to the genus Peripatus creep over leaf litter.

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Transcript

NARRATOR: This unusual creature is known as a velvet worm. A representative of the genus Peripatus, it is rarely seen even in its natural tropical habitat.