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Giant Weta
Deinacrida heteracantha
Vulnerable insect
Measurements
Shoulder Height
4 cm
2"
Body Length
10 cm
4"
Weight
70 g
2 oz
About Giant Weta
The giant weta is one of the heaviest insects in the world. Found only in New Zealand, they can reach 10cm in body length and weigh up to 70 grams.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Anostostomatidae
- Genus
- Deinacrida
Ecology
- Diet
- herbivore
- Habitat
- forest
- Continent
- Oceania
Fun Fact
Giant wetas are so heavy they cannot jump, unlike their smaller cricket relatives.