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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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George Gibbs, Insects – overview – Unique species, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10043/giant-weta (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.