Discover Me Weta Tag
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Owner:
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Etherlord Clan
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Released:
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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Origin:
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North Island, New Zealand
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Unknown Location
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Weta is the name given to about 70 insect species endemic to New Zealand. Many similar species occur around the world, though most are in the Southern Hemisphere.
They are large by insect standards with a physical appearance similar to a cricket but with spiny rear legs.
Because they can cope with variations in temperature, weta are found in a variety of environments, including alpine, forests, grasslands, caves, shrub lands and urban gardens.
The female weta looks as if she has a stinger, but it is actually an ovipositor which enables her to lay eggs inside rotting wood or soil.
Although the weta have native predators in the form of birds, reptiles and bats, the introduction of species such as cats, hedgehogs, rats and stoats have caused a sharp decrease in population. They are also vulnerable to habitat destruction caused by humans and modification of their habitat caused by introduced browsers. New Zealand’s Department of Conservation considers 16 of the 70 species at risk. Programmes to prevent extinctions have been implemented since the 1970s. Some examples of especially endangered species are even tracked by radio beacons.
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