Mercury Island tusked wētā. Image: Chris Winks / PD
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Anostostomatidae
Te Rahi
- E 60 mm te roa o te tinana
Size range
- Body length 60 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa, nō te tau 1970 rawa i kitea tuatahitia ai e te ao pūtaiao.
Distribution
- Native species, only discovered in 1970 on Mercury Islands
Te Huringa Ora
- He kai pepeke.
- He pihi ō ngā toa pakeke, whakamahia ai hei whawhai, hei tuku oro anō.
Life history
- Eat insects
- Tusks on mature males used for fighting and making sounds
