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Mahoenui Giant Weta

Deinacrida mahoenui

Endangered

About

A critically threatened giant weta originally surviving in a single patch of introduced gorse scrub. It is brown with lighter banding and is largely arboreal.

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Did You Know?

Ironically, the invasive gorse bush has protected this weta from predators by providing spiny refuge.