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The small male weta photographed below is a bush species, not a troglophile (cave dweller). This species seeks out dark, humid habitats, in the bush under stones, dead leaves or loose bark and it may dig holes in the ground.
The small male weta photographed below is a bush species, not a troglophile (cave dweller). This species seeks out dark, humid habitats, in the bush under stones, dead leaves or loose bark and it may dig holes in the ground.


This specimen was found in New Plymouth.[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0010/6298/Cave_Weta__Subfamily_Macropathinae____2_.JPG]
This specimen was found in New Plymouth.[[File:Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae 2 .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]


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Latest revision as of 16:37, 24 September 2019

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Orthoptera
Family: : Rhaphidophoridae
Subfamily: Macropathinae
Genus: Macropathini

The small male weta photographed below is a bush species, not a troglophile (cave dweller). This species seeks out dark, humid habitats, in the bush under stones, dead leaves or loose bark and it may dig holes in the ground.

This specimen was found in New Plymouth.Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae 2 .JPG


Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae 4 .JPG

Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae 3 .JPG

Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae 1 .JPG 

Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/