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Random Musings => Miscellany => Where The Wild Things Are => Topic started by: Gus on 04 December, 2011, 05:10:16 pm

Title: Big bugs
Post by: Gus on 04 December, 2011, 05:10:16 pm

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3972007/Worlds-biggest-ever-insect-found-called-the-Weta-Bug.html (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3972007/Worlds-biggest-ever-insect-found-called-the-Weta-Bug.html)

Title: Re: Big bugs
Post by: Andrij on 04 December, 2011, 05:14:18 pm

That is the stuff of nightmares!  :o

Title: Re: Big bugs
Post by: Regulator on 06 December, 2011, 02:14:50 pm

I think that article is over-egging it a little.  The Giant Weta has been documented before (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Barrier_Island_giant_weta) and the last biggest recorded was 70g (only 1g less than the new record holder).

I love weta - they're fantastic insects.  We used to have a weta hotel in the garden and one of our neighbours, who worked for the old Forest Service, was involved in tree weta conservation.

Cave weta were my favourites though.