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Story: Wētā

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. What is a wētā?

  3. Tree wētā

  4. Other wētā

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - What is a wētā?

Giant wētā stamp

Giant wētā stamp

Wētāpunga (giant wētā)

Wētāpunga (giant wētā)

Cave wētā

Cave wētā

From page 2 - Tree wētā

Male tree wētā

Male tree wētā

A giant wētā showing its ears

A giant wētā showing its ears

Tree wētā moulting

Tree wētā moulting

Wētā condominium

Wētā condominium

From page 3 - Other wētā

Tuatara eating a wētā

Tuatara eating a wētā (1st of 2)

Giant wētā legs

Giant wētā legs (2nd of 2)

Wētā on a boot

Wētā on a boot

Ground wētā

Ground wētā

Tusked wētā

Tusked wētā

Cave wētā

Cave wētā

How to cite this page:

George Gibbs, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/weta/media (accessed 30 June 2022)

Story by George Gibbs, published 24 Sep 2007

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