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Discover the Fascinating Velvet Worm with Grootbos Foundation

23 May 2024

Discover the Fascinating Velvet Worm with Grootbos Foundation

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Discover the Fascinating Velvet Worm with Grootbos Foundation

Our Conservation Research team always has their eyes peeled for incredible wildlife discoveries, and here's a photo of one of our favourites: the velvet worm! This fascinating creature is particularly special because of its unique hunting method. It lassos its next meal by shooting out long strands of sticky slime - a true marvel of nature!

Join us in celebrating the wonders of biodiversity and the extraordinary adaptations of creatures like the velvet worm.

Discover the Fascinating Velvet Worm with Grootbos Foundation

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Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...

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