Observation of the Weta

Plus Minus and Interesting Facts about the Cave Weta.
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Cave Weta are probably more scared of you than you are scared of them There are over fifty species of cave weta. Cave Weta have antennae which are four times as long as it’s own body. Using this they find their way through the darkness.	Tuatara and Weka eat Cave Weta.	When scared the weta jumps. It can jump up to two meters. For us it would be like sixteen cars! Cave weta can also be found in leaf litter and rotten logs. They are also deaf and cannot make sounds.

Cave Weta belong to a group called ‘Rhaphidophoridae’ which also include some crickets. There are over fifty species of Cave Weta. Other than in a cave, a Cave Weta can also be found in leaf litter and rotten logs and around New Zealand. Common predators of the Weta are the Tuatara and Weka.
A Weta has six legs a thorax, abdomen and head. In it’s head are two very long antennae which measure up to four times as the weta’s own body. Using this they find their way around in the dark.  A weta is a gentle, non - aggressive insect and is probably much more scared of you than you are of it. When frightened a weta jumps, and believe it or not weta can jump up to two metres. For us humans it would be like jumping sixteen cars imagine that!