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Giant wētā legs (2nd of 2)

Giant wētā legs

Birds of prey including the Australasian harrier like to eat wētā, although perhaps not their legs. Over 180 legs of giant wētā were found in this harrier dump site in the Poor Knights Islands.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10046988
Photograph by Don Merton

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George Gibbs. 'Wētā', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/weta/3/1/2