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Posted by Sa'eed (Member # 12368) on :

There is an insect species called "weta" that only lives in New Zealand.

stuff of nightmares.

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

It's what Peter Jackson named his studio and effects house after.

Weta Workshop

Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :

Why did she keep letting it bite her? Why not show pictures of it from inside a terrarium or something?

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

I want a WETA. They're so cute.

Though I would not let one bite me. But it's so cute with its tiny little eyes.

Posted by Happy Camper (Member # 5076) on :

I'm relatively certain that the bug isn't drawing blood, but rather excreting something that's a more brownish color. It's entirely possible that the biting doesn't hurt, just feels like a small clamp.

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

She is calm about that too. For some reason I just love big bugs that people think are ugly. Also, tree lobsters are adorable. The males SNUGGLE with the females when they sleep. How cute is that?! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2108736/Extinct-tree-lobster-alive-clinging-Pacific-rock-taller-Empire-State-Building.html

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Synesthesia:
She is calm about that too. For some reason I just love big bugs that people think are ugly. Also, tree lobsters are adorable. The males SNUGGLE with the females when they sleep. How cute is that?! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2108736/Extinct-tree-lobster-alive-clinging-Pacific-rock-taller-Empire-State-Building.html

That's a pretty incredible story.

But is a single pair enough to repopulate a genetically viable species?

Posted by Szymon (Member # 7103) on :

This Island is AWESOME! The bug, not so much. It's impossible that there are only two of them, right?