New Zealand Invertebrates

11005-31602 Mole weta (Deinacrida talpa) female in underground burrow. Discovered in January 1994, these short-legged, moderately sized burrowing, alpine giant weta are confined to the central region of the Paparoas Range where they tunnel beneath carpet grass (Chionochloa australis). No other giant weta dig their own burrows in the soil.

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11005-31602 Mole weta (Deinacrida talpa) female in underground burrow. Discovered in January 1994, these short-legged, moderately sized burrowing, alpine giant weta are confined to the central region of the Paparoas Range where they tunnel beneath carpet grass (Chionochloa australis). No other giant weta dig their own burrows in the soil.

Mole weta giant paparoas paparoa range 31602 burrowing alpine Mount Faraday