Cave wētā /Te wētā noho ana. Image: Phil Bendle, CitSciHub.nz
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Milligan
- Whānau
- Family
- Rhaphidophoridae
Te Rahi
- He pepeke rahi, e 350 mm pea te roa mai i te pito o ngā pūhihi ki te pito o ngā waewae o muri.
Size range
- Large insects, length of body plus legs and antennae can be 350 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa.
- Kei ngā ana me ētahi atu wāhi pōuriuri.
Distribution
- New Zealand natives
- In caves and other dark places
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai i te tipu, i te harore, he wā anō pea kua kai pepeke.
- He oho pō, he haere pō.
- Kāore ōna hua kino ki te tangata.
Life history
- Feed on plants, fungi amd sometimes other insects
- Active at night
- Harmless to humans