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    Deinacrida heteracantha, also known as the Little Barrier giant wētā or wētāpunga (Māori: wētāpunga), is a wētā in the order Orthoptera and family Anostostomatidae...
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    Giant wētā (redirect from Deinacrida)
    Deinacrida heteracantha, Little Barrier Island giant wētā Deinacrida mahoenui, Mahoenui giant wētā Deinacrida parva, Kaikoura giant wētā Deinacrida pluvialis...
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    legs and antennae, and weigh about 20–30 g. A captive giant wētā (Deinacrida heteracantha) filled with eggs reached a record 70 g, making it one of the heaviest...
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    adult insect is 71 g (2.5 oz) for a gravid female giant weta, Deinacrida heteracantha, although it is likely one of the elephant beetles, Megasoma elephas...
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    Deinacrida connectens, often referred to as the alpine scree wētā, is one of New Zealand's largest alpine invertebrates and is a member of the Anostostomatidae...
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    Deinacrida fallai or the Poor Knights giant wētā is a species of insect in the family Anostostomatidae. It is endemic to the Poor Knights Islands off northern...
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    species-rich order of organisms. Although heavyweight giant wetas (Deinacrida heteracantha) are known, the elephant beetles of Central and South America,...
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    endemic insect species, the ground beetle Mecodema haunoho, and Deinacrida heteracantha, also known as the Little Barrier giant wētā. Kākāpō (night parrots)...
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  • and movement patterns of a threatened New Zealand giant weta, Deinacrida heteracantha (Anostostomatidae: Orthoptera)." Journal of Orthoptera Research...
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    specimens collected on Ōtata and Motuhoropapa. The giant wētā Deinacrida heteracantha or wētāpunga, bred in captivity at Auckland Zoo since 2012, has...
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    and Movement Patterns of a Threatened New Zealand Giant Weta, Deinacrida heteracantha (Anostostomatidae: Orthoptera)". Journal of Orthoptera Research...
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  • (Ammopelmatus muwu) Poor knights weta (Deinacrida fallai) Wetapunga (Deinacrida heteracantha) Stephens Island weta (Deinacrida rugosa) Coachella Valley Jerusalem...
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  • tanneri Ammopelmatus kelsoensis Ammopelmatus muwu Deinacrida fallai Deinacrida heteracantha Deinacrida rugosa Stenopelmatus cahuilaensis Stenopelmatus navajo...
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  • (1973). "A comparative study of the biology of the Giant wetas Deinacrida heteracantha and D. fallai (Orthoptera: Henicidae) from New Zealand." Journal...
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  • (Ammopelmatus muwu) Poor Knights weta (Deinacrida fallai) Wetapunga (Deinacrida heteracantha) Stephens Island weta (Deinacrida rugosa) Coachella Valley Jerusalem...
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  • (Ammopelmatus muwu) Poor knights weta (Deinacrida fallai) Wetapunga (Deinacrida heteracantha) Stephens Island weta (Deinacrida rugosa) Coachella Valley Jerusalem...
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