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Worm-like creature wins New Zealand's Bug of the Year award

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The New Zealand Bug of the Year is the Peripatoides novaezealandiae, an ancient worm species. This invertebrate, known as the "living fossil", has a unique appearance with rows of fleshy legs and skin that resembles a galaxy. It is part of the velvet worm family and is recognized by its Māori name, Ngokeoke. The species won the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition with almost 25,000 votes, primarily coming from people in North America, Europe, and Australia, in addition to New Zealand.

  1. NZ
    On Lee Lau
    Tūhura Otago Museum
    1. They seem very soft and like a slow-moving, stumpy kind of caterpillar.
    2. They are from this ancient lineage and they are unique.
    3. But they have that dark secret where they're really amazing hunters, and can shoot slime out of their oral papillae.
  2. NZ
    Jenny Jandt
    University of Otago
    1. My hope is that folks will take a closer look at the 'creepy crawlies' around them, photograph them, and learn more about them.
    2. You have to look for them. But once you start looking, the world becomes this bigger, more magical place.

sources

  1. 1.CNN
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.CTV News

perspectives

  1. 1.Biodiversity
  2. 2.Biology
  3. 3.Famous animals

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.New ZealandNZ
  3. 3.Viet NamVN

organizations

  1. 1.University of Otago
  2. 2.Māori
  3. 3.Tūhura Otago Museum

persons

  1. 1.Jenny JandtNZ
  2. 2.On Lee LauNZ

technicals

  1. 1.Darth Vader
Worm-like creature wins New Zealand's Bug of the Year award