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Wētā is a loanword, from the Māori-language word wētā, which refers to this whole group of large insects; some types of wētā have a specific Māori name. [2] In New Zealand English, it is spelled either "weta" or "wētā", although the form with macrons is increasingly common in formal writing, as the Māori word weta (without macrons) instead means "filth or excrement". [3]
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.
Wētāpunga is the largest of the Deinacrida species. [9] [10] In captivity gravid Deinacrida heteracantha can weigh up to 70 g (2.5 oz), [10] but on average adult females weigh 32 g and adult males 7.4 g. [9]
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]
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