Story: Wētā
Three species of tusked wētā are known in New Zealand. The largest, pictured here, is restricted to a tiny island in the Mercury Islands group, off the Coromandel coast. Males use their tusks for fighting.
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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10043265
Photograph by Brett Robertson
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