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Little Barrier Island Giant Weta

Deinacrida heteracantha

Little Barrier Island Giant Weta, reference photograph — Deinacrida heteracantha · observation 345429007 · Emma Naylor · CC BY

Facts

It hides in dead foliage by day and moves about in trees or on the ground at night.
It eats fresh leaves of native trees, including karaka, māhoe and kohekohe.
Development to adulthood takes roughly 14–24 months; females deposit eggs in soft soil.

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