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Photographed in a bushy urban area New Plymouth under a plywood sheet lying against a wall. Body length 16 mm (without legs and antenna)<br /> | Photographed in a bushy urban area New Plymouth under a plywood sheet lying against a wall. Body length 16 mm (without legs and antenna)<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Weta.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae -027.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae -050.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae -025.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Weta-002.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Male<br /> | Male<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae -004.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Hind leg.<br /> | Hind leg.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Cave Weta Subfamily Macropathinae -005.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.
Photographed in a bushy urban area New Plymouth under a plywood sheet lying against a wall. Body length 16 mm (without legs and antenna)
Male
Hind leg.
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
