New Zealand Invertebrates

11005-31301 Bluff weta (Deinacrida elegans) first seen alive in February 1988 on the Kahutara Saddle. This brightly marked sub-adult female with legs raised in defense display, is from the Mt Somers population

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11005-31301 Bluff weta (Deinacrida elegans) first seen alive in February 1988 on the Kahutara Saddle. This brightly marked sub-adult female with legs raised in defense display, is from the Mt Somers population

Bluff weta 31301 deinacrida elegans elegant defense subadult female display threat warning coloration invertebrate