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Thread ID: 149686 2021-03-26 22:53:00 An unexpected visitor Tony (4941) PC World Chat
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1475885 2021-03-26 22:53:00 The joys of living in the bush. This handsome thing was sitting on my kitchen bench when I came down this morning.
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The question is, how did it get in?
Tony (4941)
1475886 2021-03-27 01:18:00 The question is, how did it get in? Hmmm, At a Guess under its own power and Walked :lol: wainuitech (129)
1475887 2021-03-27 02:17:00 Pole vaulted in on it's feelers perhaps.

Overflow gulleys perhaps.
Lurking (218)
1475888 2021-03-27 02:30:00 Is it the new "jacinda" weta? johcar (6283)
1475889 2021-03-27 23:43:00 weta's are very good at pushing under things and levering them up.
most kiwi homes have a lot of holes. eg wooden floor all the drain pipe holes are not sealed. really easy for anything to crawl up the drain pipe and get under the kitchen bench or bath etc.
tweak'e (69)
1475890 2021-03-28 01:35:00 "It" is a "he" :) Zippity (58)
1475891 2021-03-28 01:56:00 "It" is a "he" :)

I did wonder. How can you tell? And it is a tree weta, yes?
Tony (4941)
1475892 2021-03-28 02:48:00 Male wētā are smaller than females Tree wētā males have larger heads than females
The males have much larger jaws than the females
And the really obvious thing is the ovipositor. This is a long spiny looking thing sticking out the back end.
So the ladies can lay their eggs....

And Giant wetas are endangered....10833
piroska (17583)
1475893 2021-03-28 04:58:00 "It" is a "he" :)

Well I think 'It" is a 3yo or 4yo Female. ;)
B.M. (505)
1475894 2021-03-28 05:00:00 Well I think 'It" is a 3yo or 4yo Female. ;)

Nope :)
Zippity (58)
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