Velvet worm breeding success update

[lychas]

herps it is completly illegal for private keepers to export. Zoo's can deal with overseas zoo's and possibly seel to private keepers, i have no idea bout US laws so not sure on that 1

 

[Black Widow88]

Awwwwwwwwwwww! Congrats to you and the new mommy! Hope everything goes well with all of you! They're so cute! I love these and would like to keep some some day.

Keep us posted!

Black Widow88

 

[KyuZo]

lychas, i posted some questions, i was wondering if you saw it.

 

[lychas]

sorry mate, i'll answer them now. They do tend to climb over the adults quite a bit, while i havent witnessed it i have read thatthe adults will make a kill and let the babies feast of the soft tissue inside. So far growth is pretty slow.

 

[KyuZo]

thanks mate (we don't use that here in the U.S.), but a new way of saying things is definitely fun!!
anyway, keep us posted and put me down for some when you have them available

 

[Steven Gielis]

Sorry for posting in an old topic...
@lychas: Where did you collected the animals?
At least one species of Onychophora from Australia are communal. Maybe you have that species. Do you have any death specimen for identification?

I have a New Zealand species, Peripatoides novaezealandiae. They seem to be communal to. Buth that's still not investigated.

 

[Black Widow88]

Well for one thing I know that I love these even more then before. Do they feel like velvet or just look like they're made of it? And also I've been wondering what they are since they're not true worms nor insects.

Can someone tell me pretty please? Thankies! I love them.

Black Widow88

 

[lukatsi]

They are in their own phylum(so on the same level as arthropods), called Onychophora. They were thought to be the missing link between arthropods and annelids but they are not(i dont't know their exact place...). I dont't know how they feel, but I'll receive 4 of them soon

 

[Black Widow88]

Cool! Let me know how they feel as soon as you get them. And I knew about the missing link thing because it's in one of my books but I wasn't sure about the rest of the info.

Now I know. Thank you. Wonder how many species they're are? I love them as I said before.

Black Widow88

 

[lukatsi]

I've read somewhere there are about a hundred species or so.
Here's a useful link on them: http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/velvet_worms.htm
The Wikipedia entry is also very good.

And do they eat isopods(it would be very practical)?

 

[Black Widow88]

That's awesome! Never knew that they tackled their prey like that! I love them even more now if that's possible.

Black Widow88