tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205851726883789125.post7202974507015749995..comments2023-06-25T09:56:37.310-04:00Comments on One Great Dewdrop: Mt. Moehau: Traverse, Then Traverse MoreNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386449388817198020noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205851726883789125.post-90628584433542185232013-05-22T14:26:30.834-04:002013-05-22T14:26:30.834-04:00A 70 million year old species of cricket - very la...A 70 million year old species of cricket - very large and some are beautifully coloured - they were around with the dinosaurs so they look ancient too. But here on Coromandel they are all dead wetas, and what has killed them? Is it Department of Conservations use of poisons that the weta's can't withstand? I guess so - these killer substances didn't exist when they became wetas, why should we expect wetas to live in a loisoned environment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205851726883789125.post-8253485767609196362010-03-18T18:18:01.897-04:002010-03-18T18:18:01.897-04:00A weta is a large insect that looks like a cricket...A weta is a large insect that looks like a cricket or a grasshopper. They're native to New Zealand, and they're extraordinarily ugly... but somehow you can't look away!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386449388817198020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6205851726883789125.post-42843211601722559002010-03-17T09:10:02.412-04:002010-03-17T09:10:02.412-04:00What's a weta?
ChrisWhat's a weta?<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com