Cave wētā live in social groups near cave entrances but are solitary creatures.
There are two families of wētā in New Zealand. The Anostostomatidae are wētā we often associate with heavy bodies, spiky...
Wētā are endemic to New Zealand. They are quite large compared to other insects, with some weighing more than a...
Aotearoa New Zealand’s limestone caves are special places. To many Māori, they are tapu. To explorers and thrill seekers, they...
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