wtf is that even..

Darth-Nero · 12-10-2011, 09:05 PM

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Giant Weta Bug Discovered In New Zealand, May Be World’s Largest Insect

Asian Scientist Newsroom
December 7, 2011

An American researcher at the Smithsonian Institution says he has found the world’s biggest bug on New Zealand’s Little Barrier Island.

The insect, shown here eating a carrot, has a wing span of around 18 centimeters (7 inches) and weighs three times as much as a mouse. It was thought to be extinct after European settlers brought rats to New Zealand.

The giant weta bug was found by 53-year-old entomologist and photojournalist Mark Moffett, who has been called the Indiana Jones of Entomology by the National Geographic Society.

“Three of us walked the trails of this small island for two nights scanning the vegetation for a giant weta. We spent many hours with no luck finding any at all, before we saw her up in a tree,” he said.

However, Moffett did what a responsible explorer would do – he returned the bug right where he found it.

“She would have finished the carrot very quickly, but this is an extremely endangered species and we didn’t want to risk indigestion. After she had chewed a little I took this picture and we put her right back where we found her,” he said.

http://www.asianscientist.com/topnew...r-island-2011/

NUKE IT FROM ORBIT

Axiom · 12-11-2011, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth-Nero

NUKE IT FROM ORBIT

Yeah! Fuck New Zealand..... Oh, you mean that monstrous critter.

Na.. I kind of like bugs. Use to keep tarantulas my grandpa caught as pets. Had a massive female once, fed her mice. She was a goddamn Drider warrior. Though I could do with out the moulting, that was creepy to watch.

Darth-Nero · 12-11-2011, 06:16 AM

I can't stand bugs. Also this thing is the biggest insect because spiders aren't considered insects, i believe there are spiders bigger than that weird thing.

**Mal** · 12-11-2011, 02:13 PM

Camel Spider.

Darth-Nero · 12-11-2011, 06:50 PM

**Mal** · 12-11-2011, 10:17 PM

Exactly.10char

UchihaTaijiya · 12-19-2011, 12:58 PM

That's awesome lol. Insects are cool.

**Miburo** · 12-19-2011, 06:51 PM

Normally I fucking hate bugs, but that thing eating a carrot is goddamn adorable.

12-11-2011, 06:16 AM	#3
Darth-Nero Screaming Eagles! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egypt Age: 25 Posts: 171 Thanks: 2,604 Thanked 1,645 Times in 664 Posts	Re: wtf is that even.. I can't stand bugs. Also this thing is the biggest insect because spiders aren't considered insects, i believe there are spiders bigger than that weird thing.

12-11-2011, 02:13 PM	#4
Mal Scotch Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,112 Thanks: 12,947 Thanked 10,883 Times in 3,862 Posts	Re: wtf is that even.. Camel Spider.

12-11-2011, 06:50 PM	#5
Darth-Nero Screaming Eagles! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egypt Age: 25 Posts: 171 Thanks: 2,604 Thanked 1,645 Times in 664 Posts	Re: wtf is that even..

12-11-2011, 10:17 PM	#6
Mal Scotch Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,112 Thanks: 12,947 Thanked 10,883 Times in 3,862 Posts	Re: wtf is that even.. Exactly.10char

12-19-2011, 12:58 PM	#7
UchihaTaijiya sublimis ab unda Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,777 Thanks: 7,387 Thanked 3,312 Times in 1,249 Posts	Re: wtf is that even.. That's awesome lol. Insects are cool. __________________ If the elephants have past lives yet are destined to always remember It's no wonder how they scream Like you and I they must have some temper And I am dreaming of them on the plains Dirtying up their beds Watching for some sign of rain to cool their hot heads And how dare that you send me that card when I'm doing all that I can do You are forcing me to remember when all I want is to just forget you If the tiger shall protect her young then tell me how did you slip by All my instincts have failed me for once I must have somehow slept the whole night And I am dreaming of them with their kill Tearing it all apart Blood dripping from their lips and teeth sinking into heart And how dare that you say you'll call When you know I need some peace of mind If you have to take sides with the animals Won't you do it with one who is kind And if the hawks in the trees need the dead If you're living you don't stand a chance For a time though you share the same bed There are only two ends to this dance You can flee with your wounds just in time or lie there as he feeds Watching yourself ripped to shreds and laughing as you bleed So for those of you falling in love keep it kind Keep it good Keep it right Throw yourself in the midst of danger but keep one eye open at night

12-19-2011, 06:51 PM	#8
Miburo Deos Fortioribus Adesse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valhalla Posts: 3,543 Thanks: 34,417 Thanked 17,643 Times in 5,442 Posts	Re: wtf is that even.. Normally I fucking hate bugs, but that thing eating a carrot is goddamn adorable.

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