Hello, Steemit. I am going to introduce you the Eoperipatus totoro, a velvet worm.
They have small eyes, ant's, multiple pairs of lobopods.
The gros to between 0.5 and 20cm.
The surface of the cuticula is scattered with numerous fine papillae, the larger of which carry visible villi-like sensitive bristles. The papillae themselves are covered with tiny scales, lending the skin a velvety appearance.
The taxonomic classification (Taken from ITIS):
(https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=154441#null)
is:
Kindom: Animalia
Subkindom: Bilateria
Infrakindom: Protostomia
Superphylum: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Onychophora
Class: Udeonycophora
Order: Eunycophora
Family: Peripatidae
Genus: Eoperipatus
... there are at least 3 species reported (on ITIS):
The firtst specimen of Eoperipatus totoro was caught in Vietnam, in 2007. But the formal description was made un 2013 by Olivera et al.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044523113000028
The name was chosen following the request of Pavel V. Kvartalnov, Eduard A. Galoyan and Igor V. Palko, the species is named after the main character of the cartoon movie “My Neighbour Totoro” by Hayao Miyazaki (1988, studio Ghibli), who uses a many-legged animal as a vehicle, which according to the collectors resembles a velvet worm.
Features of the ventral body surface. Scanning electron micrographs. Proper of this specie.
The Cát Tiên National Park (Where was caught)
Is very cute worm, take care of him.
