Animal of the week

Velvet worm Out of 21 nominees, the velvet worm has been voted New Zealand’s Bug of the Year for 2025. They are known as Ngāokeoke in the Māori language. The praying mantis came second and the giant springtail was third. • LIFESPAN: Five years. • HABITAT: The forest floor. • SIZE: 14 to 150 millimetres, depending on the species. • DIET: Spiders, termites, woodlice and other small creatures. • FUN FACT: They shoot sticky fluid onto their prey and then dissolve it into a soup to eat.…

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