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Largest insect ever photographed – oh and it’s almost extinct too!
Image still from YouTube video
Another endangered fellow deserves some attention today. Check out the below video of a Giant Weta, a cricket-like insect with a wingspan of nearly 18 inches. The animal is almost exclusively found in New Zealand.
Although New Zealand is a perfect habitat for this insect, rats introduced by Europeans in the region hunt the Giant Weta to a point it’s now facing extinction.
The Giant Weta in the video weights almost as much as three mice. Incredible!
Tags: endangered species, Giant Weta, largest insect in the world
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WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Such a huge insect.. I wonder , how it could be if this was part of the 10 plagues of Egypt during those Moses times…..