In Otago this is a strictly alpine species. It makes very large burrows that open at the edge of a stone or within a mat-plant. The entrance is usually closed by a perforated cap of soil and plant particles. Immediately ...
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The small ground-burrowing weta of the Wellington area. ...
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A small ground weta found in the wettest forests and subapline shrublands of Fiordland National Park. There are several well-separated subpopulations in the northern half of the Southern Alps in very wet, almost bog-lik...
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In Otago this is a strictly alpine species. It makes very large burrows that open at the edge of a stone or within a mat-plant. The entrance is usually closed by a perforated cap of soil and plant particles. Immediately ...
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An abundant species in the forests of both islands. It generally lives under logs and although seldom seen in great numbers it can reach quite high densities of 10-15 per square metre. It also burrows in mats of moss. Wi...
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The common ground burrowing weta of the North Island. ...
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A large ground weta that is confined to the Snares Islands south of Stewart Island. It inhabits petrel burrows and comes out at night to capture other insects and scrape the many cadavers of dead birds or their broken ...
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A relatively rare species as it lives in some of the most difficult country to access. It habitat along the margins of steep streams within a deeply dissected hilly country is often subject to flooding.
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