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Adult female Tiputini velvet worm (Oroperipatus tiputini) with her offspring. Adult female Tiputini velvet worm (Oroperipatus tiputini) with her offspring.

Some of the Tiputini velvet worms were brown with “faded rhomboid” patterns, according to the study, while others were brown with “orange diamonds.” One collected specimen gave birth soon ...