Story: Wētā

Tuatara eating a wētā (1st of 2)

Tuatara eating a wētā

On some offshore islands wētā are free from predators such as rodents and cats, but they are still hunted and eaten by lizards and tuatara.

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George Gibbs, 'Wētā - Other wētā', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/9715/tuatara-eating-a-weta (accessed 21 April 2024)

Story by George Gibbs, published 24 Sep 2007