I didn't know weta were endangered. This is incredible! I am so happy the island owners have dedicated their land to the weta and other species instead of bulldozing the forest to make a big house or something. I wish I lived in NZ.
+Severine The Panda Specifically the Giant Wētā which are sadly only found on Great Barrier Island and some neighboring islands. They are good natured, harmless friendly and peaceful. Their cousins, the smaller yellow tree wētās are a lot more common and are found on the Main Islands. And while they're occasionally hissy, territorial and sometimes aggressive, for the most part they're also harmless and non-toxic 👍😊
All the people saying they've seen them or that they're common are just seeing other species and getting them confused. We have the same problem in Texas where a certain species of salamander is endangered and yet I have old farts walk up to me and tell me they're so common they use them as fishing bait. Species are not interchangeable and just because something that looks similar is common doesn't meant the endangered thing is not worth saving.
i think people develop a liking to insects when they are bigger than usual. probably because we feel more at ease when we can keep an eye on them and they cant scurry around as easily. my biggest beef with insects is that they can suddenly just "jet" and start crawling under your sleeve or something...
SODON BAYTOR that doesn’t even make any sense, especially sense there wasn’t much dirty there. Are you trying to link weta and wet. If so that wouldn’t make grammatical sense either.
New Zealand: Great accent. Island nation. Awesome wildlife. Home of LotR. And again, awesome wildlife (giant crickets). Man, why don't I live there? I'm so mad at myself right now, I've made such poor life choices xD .
@@shaggyman22 same. Winter sucks though. Here in Auckland in winter it doesn’t even snow or anything, just rainy and cold all the time. Btw, that school in the video was my primary school.
+Joseph Schultz Us Kiwis generally have a great welcoming attitude towards many foreigners as well. If you're a decent human being, you're welcome aboard the Great Waka!
You'll be quite interested to the fact that, biologically speaking, they are crickets👍 Not too many people are deep into these insects to realize that both Grasshoppers and Crickets each have their own biological suborders under the main order Orthoptera, each comprising of many families - Wetas belong to the cricket family 'Anostostomatidae'. FTW😄
I'm an expat Kiwi have long known about the Giant Weta but not it's full Maori name. 66 and I'm still learning things about my native country. And I have seen them up close. Amazing insects!
I wasn't afraid of huge insects when I was a kid but now I'm get goosebumps just seeing them x(( I hate this feeling.. wish I could get my childhood courage back.. back then I used to play with mantis, frogs, grasshoppers, Hercules beetles .. but now I just can't seem to touch them .. faaaaakk!! X(
Just pulled one out of my washing tub. He mandibles were so hard you could hear her crunching into it. They are everywhere here. So feel free to dig around my house lmao.
I wish more people could look past their instincts and see that bugs are really cool! Unless it's something like a termite that can knock a house down, insects are harmless little fellas who'll let you appreciate them as long as you don't annoy them. Heck, a wasp or bee that stung you probably thought of you the same way you think of a fly that lands on your leg.
They can jump... it's a sluggish but effective jump, and apparently they just need to feel very threatened. If you moved some rakes or shovels in the garden shed in Rotorua in about 1977 you'd get a big, roach-like weta on you, and not from crawling slowly. I guess they'd get a bit squeezed or squished and freak out enough to hop. Also they might have been heated up more in the tin shed in the sun and be a bit more energetic.
This is an interesting and informative presentation, which is supportive of NZ wildlife, thank you. However, it was difficult for me to stay with it because of the consistent mis-pronunciation of both Weta (which is supposed to have macrons over both vowels, which elongates them) and Punga (the g is not sounded, but the "ng" is considered a single consonant and pronounced as in "sing", said without a distinct "g" at the end).
Wow... if these children were born "several generations ago they'd have seen these in the garden". I saw them readily in Rotorua in 1977 and, well gosh, I'm only 49 haha.
It’s strange hearing hat they’re extinct, I tee up in a farm with a literal weta cave where the walls were absolutely covered in weta some with leg spans bigger than a foot
im hoping to see this beutiful creature in new zealand cuz im going to new zealand in upcoming days.i will be disapointed if i dont see it in new zealand
You may not see a giant Weta as they are rare but there are many other kinds of Weta that you may see especially at Environmental sites! They are all pretty cool in their own ways. Keep an eye out for Weta Boxes or visit some caves.
I’m surprised she hasn’t asked how to pronounce it. That’s pretty basic research. Wētās have filled niches similar to mice and other small mammals here in the past, so small predatory mammals are a nightmare.
This narrator heard the zoo keeper correctly pronouncing Wetapunga. So why does she disrespectfully call it a "wetapun Ger" ??? It's very lazy film making and narration.
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I didn't know weta were endangered. This is incredible! I am so happy the island owners have dedicated their land to the weta and other species instead of bulldozing the forest to make a big house or something. I wish I lived in NZ.
+Severine The Panda Specifically the Giant Wētā which are sadly only found on Great Barrier Island and some neighboring islands. They are good natured, harmless friendly and peaceful. Their cousins, the smaller yellow tree wētās are a lot more common and are found on the Main Islands. And while they're occasionally hissy, territorial and sometimes aggressive, for the most part they're also harmless and non-toxic 👍😊
All the people saying they've seen them or that they're common are just seeing other species and getting them confused. We have the same problem in Texas where a certain species of salamander is endangered and yet I have old farts walk up to me and tell me they're so common they use them as fishing bait. Species are not interchangeable and just because something that looks similar is common doesn't meant the endangered thing is not worth saving.
Seeing insects the size of your open palm is not a common experience...
I've seen 2 in my life, and one of them (baby tree weta) jumped on me a few nights ago and has come back to see me 😂
True
I seen them some times around my house
Why do I find this cute
Edit: wow ok guess I’m not the only one
yeah i found out they are cute
_____. Wxwcecfhyhg she can do that for her and she's not working on the rest she will be happy with her
WETA
i think people develop a liking to insects when they are bigger than usual. probably because we feel more at ease when we can keep an eye on them and they cant scurry around as easily. my biggest beef with insects is that they can suddenly just "jet" and start crawling under your sleeve or something...
@@raylenewi4246 wtf u ok?
what a great project,all good people certainly the owners of that island and the young breeder !
good job guys for preserving life of these prehistoric insects. how i wish i could pet a weta as big as that
Thats what she said ! .....lol sorry soooo couldnt resist ....
SODON BAYTOR that doesn’t even make any sense, especially sense there wasn’t much dirty there. Are you trying to link weta and wet. If so that wouldn’t make grammatical sense either.
New Zealand: Great accent. Island nation. Awesome wildlife. Home of LotR. And again, awesome wildlife (giant crickets).
Man, why don't I live there? I'm so mad at myself right now, I've made such poor life choices xD .
I would love to live there, my country has turned into an S-hole since the racists started running the government.
You’re actually right! I live in New Zealand and it is AMAZING! Also it has amazing culture that us kiwis never forget and love.
@@shaggyman22 same. Winter sucks though. Here in Auckland in winter it doesn’t even snow or anything, just rainy and cold all the time. Btw, that school in the video was my primary school.
+Joseph Schultz Us Kiwis generally have a great welcoming attitude towards many foreigners as well. If you're a decent human being, you're welcome aboard the Great Waka!
Dude, they're like giant crickets =D
That's so awesome
You'll be quite interested to the fact that, biologically speaking, they are crickets👍
Not too many people are deep into these insects to realize that both Grasshoppers and Crickets each have their own biological suborders under the main order Orthoptera, each comprising of many families - Wetas belong to the cricket family 'Anostostomatidae'. FTW😄
I'm an expat Kiwi have long known about the Giant Weta but not it's full Maori name. 66 and I'm still learning things about my native country. And I have seen them up close. Amazing insects!
Lets hope the Weta can fight back and thrive.
I wasn't afraid of huge insects when I was a kid but now I'm get goosebumps just seeing them x(( I hate this feeling.. wish I could get my childhood courage back.. back then I used to play with mantis, frogs, grasshoppers, Hercules beetles .. but now I just can't seem to touch them .. faaaaakk!! X(
"wish I could get my childhood courage back"
In fact you can.
Start with a dead bug
loved it. teached me so mutch
Just pulled one out of my washing tub. He mandibles were so hard you could hear her crunching into it. They are everywhere here. So feel free to dig around my house lmao.
I doubt it would be a giant Weta as they are pretty rare but one other the other 68 types! I always get excited when I find one.
@@gmoo84 i kill them they are so scary
@@rheakumar1837 what do you think they are going to do to you?
Vishali Chand people like you are why some insects are going extinct
I wish more people could look past their instincts and see that bugs are really cool! Unless it's something like a termite that can knock a house down, insects are harmless little fellas who'll let you appreciate them as long as you don't annoy them. Heck, a wasp or bee that stung you probably thought of you the same way you think of a fly that lands on your leg.
I agree
Hello world I never saw these insects thanks
Entomologist: they don't jump...
Me: GET IT OFF
They can jump... it's a sluggish but effective jump, and apparently they just need to feel very threatened. If you moved some rakes or shovels in the garden shed in Rotorua in about 1977 you'd get a big, roach-like weta on you, and not from crawling slowly. I guess they'd get a bit squeezed or squished and freak out enough to hop. Also they might have been heated up more in the tin shed in the sun and be a bit more energetic.
I would love to be involved in a project like this. I live in Northern England
There were always hundreds of them in our shed at night. You can take those!
This is an interesting and informative presentation, which is supportive of NZ wildlife, thank you. However, it was difficult for me to stay with it because of the consistent mis-pronunciation of both Weta (which is supposed to have macrons over both vowels, which elongates them) and Punga (the g is not sounded, but the "ng" is considered a single consonant and pronounced as in "sing", said without a distinct "g" at the end).
I have seen giant weta in Macedonia its identical to the one on the video
I'd really want to see a weta.they are amazing insects!
lmao theyre all ovee my house
@@rheakumar1837 lol they probably inside to.
Wow... if these children were born "several generations ago they'd have seen these in the garden". I saw them readily in Rotorua in 1977 and, well gosh, I'm only 49 haha.
There are quite a few different types
Same in Tokoroa saw heaps when we used to go in the bush.
Ville Valo is insect nerd from New Zealand now.
I don't think Ville ever cut himself.
They survived everything but humans... sounds to me that we are the real pests.
Save the Wetas.
I needed to watch a nice wholesome video about insects after watching a video on mantis mating.
Big bubbas, they're so friendly & sweet ❤
This is cool, I just wish humans would be like this with their own kind.
Surprising how an insect is endangered
It’s strange hearing hat they’re extinct, I tee up in a farm with a literal weta cave where the walls were absolutely covered in weta some with leg spans bigger than a foot
They would be cave Wetas. They can have legs for days! Not as endangered as the giant weta.
it's the bigger shape of the termite
im hoping to see this beutiful creature in new zealand cuz im going to new zealand in upcoming days.i will be disapointed if i dont see it in new zealand
You may not see a giant Weta as they are rare but there are many other kinds of Weta that you may see especially at Environmental sites! They are all pretty cool in their own ways. Keep an eye out for Weta Boxes or visit some caves.
@@gmoo84 epic guide thank you sir
They are cute these things
I want one as a pet
Too hard to grow...
I’m surprised she hasn’t asked how to pronounce it. That’s pretty basic research.
Wētās have filled niches similar to mice and other small mammals here in the past, so small predatory mammals are a nightmare.
Thanks AJ.... Wetas scare me and I feel bad about having killed them when they have done nothing to me.. I won't do it again 😔🇳🇿
Yea save them ....but I'm not going anywhere near one of them
How does one own a big as island or come into ownership
Probably bought from Maori in the very early part of colonization
Cool, a pirate!
Cool!
I squashed one the other day it felt good
So did you get off with the zoo keeper or what? All that tension
I’ve just seen one in the wilderness. There are a lot of hedgehogs around. They eat them.
Your litterly in Europe get it right dude.
GIMMEEEEEE AAA
Yikes
This narrator heard the zoo keeper correctly pronouncing Wetapunga. So why does she disrespectfully call it a "wetapun Ger" ??? It's very lazy film making and narration.
She is beautifull and mature girl, i love her :)
Who is she?
@@Typhus47 6:24 its her name?
Man, that's creepy
Fallout cave cricket
I would have accidentally squish it 😬
Don't you dare😡
i found this insect in iran's mountains
silent mountain probably not a weta, but an insect that looks similar to one.
@@brianisme6498 no that's a weta go and watch it
@Happy Gilmore fool
@Happy Gilmore what?
You people u are lying those insects are found in Uganda too .we grew seeing them .
Habert Muwulya probably a similir species.
They are only in New Zealand.
They are only found in new Zealand. But there are other species of giant crickets in other parts of the world,
No, wetas only life in New Zealand. You must have seen something else
Yea but you ate them all
Listen if y’all ever see the king kong movie bug pit scene y’all will have a different view of these insects 😂😂🫴🏽🤳🏽