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Kōrero: Wētā

A giant wētā showing its ears

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A giant wētā showing its ears

Wētā ears are located on the front legs, just below the knee joint.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10036797

by J. L. Kendrick

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

George Gibbs, Wētā – Tree wētā, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/9712/a-giant-weta-showing-its-ears (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā George Gibbs, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.