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Deinacrida rugosa are gentle giants - herbivores far less ferocious than the smaller tree weta we find in our garages, gardens and gumboots!
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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On Sunday 11 February, volunteers, trustees, iwi representatives and invited dignitaries will watch as up to 100 Cook Strait giant weta (Deinacrida rugosa) are released back into the wild at Wellingtons award-winning Karori Wildlife Sanctuary.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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The world's heaviest insect, the weta or wingless cricket of Little Barrier Island (Hauturu) weighs up to 70 grams and is one of 12 species of Deinacrida, the ancestors of which roamed the Jurassic forests.
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Deinacrida megacephala big-headed flightless cricket, 137
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Deinacrida megacephala, the big-headed flightless cricket.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Deinacrida megacephala big-headed flightless cricket, 137
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Deinacrida megacephala, the big-headed flightless cricket.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Weta (Deinacrida, Hemideina) native forest estate Mahakirau
WN.com - Articles related to Westpac targets NZ foresters in carbon trade 2010
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These Weta (Deinacrida, Hemideina) we spotted in the native forest of the Mahakirau estate in
WN.com - Articles related to Westpac targets NZ foresters in carbon trade 2010
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These Weta (Deinacrida, Hemideina) we spotted in the native forest of the Mahakirau estate in Coromandel NZ Nord Island.
WN.com - Articles related to Westpac targets NZ foresters in carbon trade 2010
biocon commented on the word Deinacrida
Deinacrida (terrible cricket) is the genus of giant wetas. Deinós = fearful, terrible, awful; akrídos is the genitive (possessive) case of akrís, which = 1. grasshopper, locust; 2. cricket.
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December 4, 2011