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What’s living in the wētā motel?

Teacher with students who are peering into a wētā motel.

Dawson School students peer into a wētā motel to see if there are any invertebrate occupants.

Rights: Dawson Primary School

Published: 22 November 2016Size: 1.11 MB

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