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Scree Weta

Deinacrida connectens

About

An alpine giant weta that lives among rocky scree fields at elevations above 1200 meters. It is remarkably cold-tolerant and can survive being frozen solid.

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Did You Know?

It can survive being frozen at minus 5 degrees Celsius by using special ice-nucleating proteins in its blood.