Discovering beautiful worms that know how to spray glue in Vietnam

When targeting the target, velvet worms will spray a special glue secreted from the back to hold the prey tightly .

Recently, the research team from Leipzig University (Germany) discovered velvet worms (scientific name: Onychophora) first found in Vietnam. Similar to those found in other regions, the body of this velvet worm is filled with liquid, surrounded by a thin layer of skin.

It is the amount of liquid that is subjected to this hydrostatic pressure that helps the body to have a certain level of solids, while making the velvet worm able to move. The main difference is that the pineapple velvetworm in Vietnam has an extra layer of hair around the body and about 6cm long.

Velvet antifungal worms in Vietnam have an extra layer of hair around the body, about 6cm long

Velvet worms are considered to be quite a mysterious predator, because they often hide in wet areas, under decaying rocks or branches in tropical forests. In Vietnam, this velvet worm appears only in the rainy season.

Normally, velvet worms have their own habit of living, but there are also studies that, when hunting, they can go together in groups of up to 15 individuals. The female leader will be given priority to 'prey' the prey, before the group will share it.

Velvet worms are always regarded as respectable predators

This animal has the ability to move very slowly, however, this is their strength when hunting. Worms velvet often take prey for a long time, then suddenly appear and spray a special glue secreted from the back to hold the prey tightly. The more bad guys try to escape, the more they stick to the glue.

Worms velvet often take prey for quite a long time, then suddenly appear and spray a special glue secreted from the back to hold the prey tightly.

Thanks to that, velvet worms have the ability to destroy many kinds of insects that are many times bigger than themselves. However, the interesting thing is that the worms are quite 'stingy' with the amount of glue produced, so they often choose small prey so that they don't have to use too much of this precious liquid. More funny, sometimes they even eat excess glue that they pour too much.