Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Giant Weta











This is definitely the scariest bug in the world!!

Giant wetas are species of weta in the genus Deinacrida of the family Anostostomatidae. Giant wetas are endemic to New Zealand.There are 11 species of giant weta, most of which are significantly larger than other weta, despite already being large by insect standards. They are heavy insects with a body length of up to 10 cm (4 in) not inclusive of its lengthy legs and antennae, and weigh more than 70 g (2.5 oz), making it one of the heaviest documented insects in the world and heavier than a sparrow.


Just a little education for ya, from Wikipedia

2 comments:

roentare said...

Amazing photograph!

Bionicman said...

Cool picture. But if you look at other pictures, it doesn't look scary at all.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/NatureLand-Sky/8651/photo/giant_weta.jpg