Baby Weta

joglejogle Registered Users Posts: 422 Major grins
edited November 3, 2007 in Holy Macro
There are many species of Weta, a native New Zealand insect. The largest can grow up to a couple of feet long, however this baby one decided to turn up in our bathroom this afternoon.

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2007
    Lovely captures- like the one on the keyboard best. A couple of feet long ! wouldn't like to meet one that size.

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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Lovely captures- like the one on the keyboard best. A couple of feet long ! wouldn't like to meet one that size.

    Brian V.


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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    jogle wrote:
    There are many species of Weta, a native New Zealand insect. The largest can grow up to a couple of feet long, however this baby one decided to turn up in our bathroom this afternoon.

    Ahhhhhhh yes well, you'll be fine they only eat APPLES *cough*cough* rolleyes1.gif

    The little guy actually looks intelligent.
    Had no idea they grow that big! gawwwwwddd!

    Thanks for sharing your new little friend with us .... Skippy :D
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    I would guess those long antennae are included in that "couple of feet" measurement!!!!???? Love the keyboard shot. :D
  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    Nice Shots
    A couple of feet long. Thats a big insect. Would not want to run into the spider that feeds on a two foot long insect. Thanks for sharing. MM
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  • patricia kaypatricia kay Registered Users Posts: 206 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2007
    Keyboard one is my fave too.....Look forward to the shot of the grown up!!!

    Patricia.........:D
  • PineapplePhotoPineapplePhoto Registered Users Posts: 474 Major grins
    edited November 3, 2007
    One more, not so baby
    I went on the WWW trying to find more info about these. Here is a picture:

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