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Kōrero: Insects – overview

Giant wētā

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Giant wētā

This Poor Knights Island wētā (Deinacridia fallai) belongs to the robust-bodied group of wētā that has powerful hind legs and are known as giant wētā.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10042569

by Rod Morris

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

George Gibbs, Insects – overview – Unique species, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10043/giant-weta (accessed 4 June 2026).

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