Velvetworms

[Steven]

Hey, does anybody had or has any experience keeping these strange creatures or even seen one beeing offerd for sale?

I know that they were some NEw-Sealand species on the market a couple of years ago, but that they only live for about a 6 months.

I can use all the info i can get

I'm really getting excited about these velvetworms

greetz

 

[Wade]

I can't help you find one, but I'm also facinated. They're thought to be the missing link between segmented worms and arthropods! Truly, a living fossil. They are in a phylum by themselves.

Wade

 

[Steven]

Yeah, i know, fascinating creatures aren't they?

have you already read something about their attacking skilz?
They spray a kind of glue onto crickets or other invertables to catch their pray.

I know a guy from Denmark who had a couple of New zealand velvetworms, but they only survived 6 months he saw them breeding but he didn't got any little worms (that was about 5 years ago he told me, since then i never saw one anymore!


greetz
Steven

 

[Longbord1]

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...et+worms&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

good site on velvet worms

 

[Steven]

Yeah, already had that link with my favourites
thanx anyway

greetz

 

[krucz36]

i did a little searching a while back, and was unable to find any info at all on buying some. of course, that's here in the states.
i remember seeing one on discovery and nearly breaking my jaw on the floor. it was stunning!