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Weta (Types of Weta (Tree Weta, Ground Weta, Cave Weta, Giant Weta, Tusked…
Weta
Types of Weta
Tree Weta
Ground Weta
Cave Weta
Giant Weta
Tusked Weta
Takes 1-2 years to be a grown up
It has ears on its knees
The biggest weta in the world is the giant weta
The giant weta is the worlds heaviest insect
It can weight up to 2.5 ounces - approximately 70 grams
Weta have no lungs
They breathe out of their skeleton
One of the biggest insects
A giant weta can have body length of 8cm
There are more than 70 species of weta in New Zealand - made up of 5 broad groups
Aren't poisonous
Live for 6-10 months
Male wetas have much larger heads than females
Wetas can't jump
Weta can outweigh a mouse
Weta love carrots
It is older than some dinosaurs
Weta means 'God of ugly things'
The male tree weta guards the female weta
Weta are close to extinction because of rats