Discover Me Tag Discover Me Weta Tag

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Owner:
Etherlord Clan Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Origin:
North Island, New Zealand
Recently Spotted:
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About This Item

P1080268

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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Visited 10/1/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to Flößer-Cache Sachsen, Germany - .2 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/30/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to Dr Mulledeich Sachsen, Germany - 4.52 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/29/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to Was pfeift denn da... Sachsen, Germany - 6.76 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/28/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to Fang mich doch! Sachsen, Germany - 1.58 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/28/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to Gut getarnt Sachsen, Germany - 4.6 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/27/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to Der Schatz der Flößer Sachsen, Germany - 3.29 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/26/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to " Cacher´s Plätzl " Sachsen, Germany - 1.25 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/25/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to 1000 Bohnen Sachsen, Germany - 4.01 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/24/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to KROATENLOCH Sachsen, Germany - 4.89 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/22/2014 Miss_Mapel took it to Pfiffiges Döschen Sachsen, Germany - 16.69 miles  Visit Log
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