An Onychophoran (Peripatus or Velvet Worm) active at night in the rainforest understory, Ecuador

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Peripatus or Velvet Worm climbing in the rainforest understory at night, Ecuador. Often referred to as a "living fossil", animals morphologically similar to peripatus date back to the Precambrian.

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Location: Ecuador
Photo credit: © Morley Read / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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