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Velvet worm, New Zealand peripatus, Peripatoides novaezealandiae

Velvet worms are in their own phylum, Onychophora. They are nocturnal hunters that spit an adhesive slime made in glands near their mouth to trap prey. Female Peripatoides produce eggs that are fertilized internally and babies develop inside their mother until large enough to be born, in batches of 4-6, as colorless miniatures of the parents. Here’s a video showing a couple baby velvet worms!

I just learned about a bird species called Golden Plover. Their chicks have an amazing camouflage: their baby fluff resembles MOSS!

LOOK AT THEM! JUST LOOK AT THEM!

...Oh to be a tiny golden plover lying in the moss safe and sound waiting for your mom to bring you some worms...