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Giant wētā are several species of wētā in the genus Deinacrida of the family Anostostomatidae. Giant wētā are endemic to New Zealand and all but one species are protected by law because they are considered at risk of extinction.
Deinacrida heteracantha, also known as the Little Barrier giant wētā or wētāpunga (Māori: wētāpunga), [2] is a wētā in the order Orthoptera and family Anostostomatidae. It is endemic to New Zealand , where it survived only on Hauturu ( Little Barrier Island ). [ 3 ]
The Cook Strait giant wētā is found only in New Zealand, on the islands of the North, South and Middle Trio, Stephens, Maud, Matiu/Somes and Mana. [4] [5] In 2007, this species was reintroduced to mainland New Zealand, where it had been extinct for over 100 years, and is now found in Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary in the North Island. [6]
A captive giant wētā (Deinacrida heteracantha) filled with eggs reached a record 70 g, [26] making it one of the heaviest documented insects in the world [27] and heavier than a sparrow. The largest species of giant wētā is the Little Barrier Island wētā, also known as the wētāpunga. [9]
An adult Poor Knights giant wētā (Deinacrida fallai) from Aorangi Island, Poor Knights Island group, Northland, New Zealand. Deinacrida fallai was only described as a new species in 1950. [2] It is the second largest wētā species in the world, [2] with females weighing up to 40g and measuring up to 73mm (2.87 inches) in length. [5]
Deinacrida mahoenui, the Mahoenui giant wētā, is a flightless insect in the giant wētā family Anostostomatidae. It is endemic to the area of Mahoenui , New Zealand , and the world population for some time was restricted to a single patch of introduced gorse on farmland.
During recordings he had cameras trained on his mouth so artists at New Zealand special effects company Wētā FX could match the chimpanzee's mouth movements to his own. Adam Tucker attended the ...
Deinacrida tibiospina, also known as the Mt Arthur giant wētā [1] or the Nelson alpine giant wētā, [2] is a species of wētā in the family Anostostomatidae. It is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. [2] The wētā is only found in some alpine zones of Kahurangi National Park. [2]