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Story: Wētā

Wētā on a boot

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Wētā on a boot

During the day giant wētā like to hide in dark, damp spaces – a smelly old boot is ideal.

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George Gibbs, Wētā – Other wētā, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9717/weta-on-a-boot (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.