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    Default Weta !!!!!

    Has anyone here encountered a Weta yet?? My son and I have just had our first encounter with a male and femal pair in our back garden and I have had to have a large glass of wine to get over the shock!!!

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    That bad eh?!

    Have only seen a baby one in the garden - it was a tortoiseshell colour.. very weird but, thankfully, very small.

    As we seem to have a budding Bhuddist in our midst (eh Veronica!) I shan't say what Woz did to it!!

    :?

    Moorf

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    Like this one that likes to eat my mouse? :mrgreen:


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    Please tell me that's not real!!

    :eek

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    Beach Kiwi, what do you call him/her? That is one cute little critter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moorf
    As we seem to have a budding Bhuddist in our midst (eh Veronica!) I shan't say what Woz did to it!!
    They're not poisonous, and are harmless, except for their tendency to nip you when provoked, or kick with their hind legs. Just let them climb on a stick and move them somewhere else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moorf
    Please tell me that's not real!!
    It's real, and alive. It's not here now though - it's outside with all its mates.

    Quote Originally Posted by Timbo

    Beach Kiwi, what do you call him/her? That is one cute little critter
    Yes, they're 'cute', but also fairly quick and 'grabby'. :mrgreen:

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    What's a weta? Is it related to cockroach? Is it a crustacean? The pointed thing on it's behind is surely scary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jhsay
    What's a weta? Is it related to cockroach? Is it a crustacean? The pointed thing on it's behind is surely scary.
    The weta is a member of the order Orthoptera and is a relative of grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, and crickets. (Scientific definition)

    By the way, there's a much larger one called the Giant Weta, and is as big as a grown mans open hand! It's the biggest insect in the world!

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    We've got a giant weta that lives on the book case in our sitting room.

    Thankfully it's encased in 1 inch thick resin and is used as a paperweight.

    Harmless? They are NOT harmless ....... they are well known for causing heart attacks !!! :eek

    Diny

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