The wētāpunga or Little Barrier Island wētā belongs to the Anostostomatidae family – a group of large-bodied wētā. This female has raised her spiny hind legs in a defensive stance.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Department of Conservation
Reference:
10034497
Photograph by Dick Veitch
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