It’s a new species of velvet worm. Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent eye-catching stories. →Pregnant deep-sea creature — red, with yellow eyes ...
Adult female Tiputini velvet worm (Oroperipatus tiputini) with her offspring. Adult female Tiputini velvet worm (Oroperipatus tiputini) with her offspring.
Our collections cover all of the living invertebrate phyla, including Onychophora (velvet worms), Chaetognatha (arrow worms), Gastrotricha (hairybacks), Kinorhyncha (mud dragons), Nemertea (ribbon ...