New Zealand’s Monster Bugs (24 pics + 1 video)

Posted in ANIMALS       6 Dec 2011       13476       10 GALLERY VIEW

Such huge species of weta, giant wetas, can be found in New Zealand. They are examples of island gigantism.

 

Large species can be up to 10 cm (4 in), without legs and antennae included, with body mass usually no more than 35g. However some insects can reach a mass of about 70 g (2.5 oz).



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easytodo 12 year s ago
fried, they must be delicious :)
       
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Norm101 12 year s ago
LOL I've eaten bugs before, but that looks a bit much...
       
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XVIDEOS 12 year s ago
It look like a fat grasshopper mothered by a cockroach...
       
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GOODSTUFF4U 12 year s ago
been all over the net for a week
       
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ptpie 12 year s ago
uck
       
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Barely 12 year s ago
They are so gentle and just wanna be left alone most of the time. The spikes on their back legs will mess your foot up if you stand on one though. And they taste like peanut butter. =P
       
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orendadude 12 year s ago
Bet they splatter good if you throw one at somebody
       
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kode 12 year s ago
They are beautiful. I'm pretty sure they are much more valuable to the planet Earth than humans.
       
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Peanut 12 year s ago
Bang on, Kode. Good comment.
       
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waaah 12 year s ago
KILL IT WITH FIRE
       
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