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Deinacrida heteracantha.
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*Edited to add the species name: Deinacrida heteracantha.
Posted at http://www.telegraph...11.html?image=1
Wow, it's munching down on that carrot! And a 7 inch wingspan!? Awesome.Adventurer Mark Moffett has found the world's biggest insect - which is so huge it can eat carrots. The former park ranger discovered the giant weta up a tree and his real life Bugs Bunny has now been declared the largest ever found. He came across the cricket-like creature, which has a wing span of seven inches, after two days of searching on a tiny island. The creepy crawly is only found on Little Barrier Island, in New Zealand. The species was wiped off the mainland by rats accidentally introduced by Europeans.
Picture: Mark Moffett/Minden Pictures/Solent
*Edited to add the species name: Deinacrida heteracantha.
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