Tree weta
Hemideina thoracica White
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Anostostomatidae
Size range
- Length up to 40 mm long
Distribution
- New Zealand native
- Found in forest, gardens, on shrubs
Life History
- Nocturnal activity
- Feeds on plants and small insects
- Has strong jaws, could bite if cornered
- Makes a rasping sound by rubbing a rough patch on the inside of the hind leg against a file on the body
