This guy lives in a hole in our plum tree. Last night was the first time I've seen anything but his legs sticking out!

I think I'll call him Bob

wtf is that.

I'm glad we dont get them over here, i'd have to feed it to my pet spider! Not sure the spider would win the battle though

wtf is that.

i'd have to feed it to my pet spider!

:eek: :eek:.....A PET SPIDER

kill it kill it kill it!!

Aren't they the biggest insect in the world, or something?

kill it kill it kill it!!

What................MikeF's pet spider...............:eek:

damn no, my son loves it. He lives under the conservatory.

That's a Wellington Weta - only grows to about 6-8cm long.

The giant weta is the biggest in the world but they're extinct on Mainland NZ

Weta can bite. :eek: Tree weta bites are particularly common. They can also inflict painful scratches with the potential of infection. Weta are known to arc their hind legs into the air in warning to foes.

Tree wetas are those most commonly encountered in suburban settings. They are up to 40 mm long and most commonly live in holes in trees formed by beetle larvae. Each hole, called a gallery, will house up to ten females and one male. Tree weta are nocturnal. Their diet consists of plants and small insects. The males, which have much larger jaws than the females, hiss and bite when threatened.

They don't usually bite - we've picked a few of them up whilst gardening. One did try to eat Melanie's glove though!

Weta can bite. :eek: Tree weta bites are particularly common. They can also inflict painful scratches with the potential of infection. Weta are known to arc their hind legs into the air in warning to foes.

Tree wetas are those most commonly encountered in suburban settings. They are up to 40 mm long and most commonly live in holes in trees formed by beetle larvae. Each hole, called a gallery, will house up to ten females and one male. Tree weta are nocturnal. Their diet consists of plants and small insects. The males, which have much larger jaws than the females, hiss and bite when threatened.

Intresting Read...........Common in Lancashire are they ??......mmmmm....Perhaps Shifty could fry them, with chips of course..

OMG thats the small one!!!!!

I just googled for the big one and decided I dont want to go to NZ islands

there's nothing there that cant be fixed with a can of deodorant and a lighter... burn baby!!

They're a protected species, the big ones anyway - you'd get locked up by the environmental police or something

I find them fascinating. They have a weird walk too...

lol.. funny wee b0ggers...

"Don't Like it"