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Giant Wētā
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Giant Wētā

Deinacrida

Giant weta are several species of weta in the genus Deinacrida of the family Anostostomatidae. Giant weta are endemic to New Zealand and are examples of island gigantism.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cook Strait Giant Weta

speciesDeinacrida rugosa

Wētāpunga

speciesDeinacrida heteracantha

Scree Weta

speciesDeinacrida connectens

Kaikoura Giant Weta

speciesDeinacrida parva

Mt Cook Giant Weta

speciesDeinacrida pluvialis

Mahoenui Giant Weta

speciesDeinacrida mahoenui

Poor Knights Giant Weta

speciesDeinacrida fallai

Mt Arthur Giant Weta

speciesDeinacrida tibiospina

Bluff Weta

speciesDeinacrida elegans

Giant mole wētā

speciesDeinacrida talpa

Herekopare Weta

speciesDeinacrida carinata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85240.