The Heaviest Insect In The World *SHUDDERS*

[jackson2009]

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Stop the self-promotion


esquared
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[Locut0s]

<homer>MMMmmmm.... Crunchy....</homer>

 

[marvdmartian]

Hey, at least it's not one of these!!!!! :shocked:

Still pretty creepy, though!

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Weta are the only really nasty bugs we have in New Zealand, and to be fair they're harmless to people (although their bites can be a bit painful), they just look scary as hell. I've never seen one that big but I've seen some pretty big fuckers before.

Before whitey came to NZ there were no native land mammals in the country and Weta filled that ecological niche, which explains why they got to be so huge.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Crunch, whoops!

 

[TurtleCrusher]

Num Num!!!

 

[sswingle]

It's where Weta Workshop got its name

http://www.wetanz.com
(They did LOTR)

 

[dennilfloss]

Check those babies.

http://www.bugman123.com/Bugs/Bugs.html

 

[jackson2009]

bear grylls would love it!

 

[Baked]

Burn it with fire.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Weta are the only really nasty bugs we have in New Zealand, and to be fair they're harmless to people (although their bites can be a bit painful), they just look scary as hell. I've never seen one that big but I've seen some pretty big fuckers before.

Before whitey came to NZ there were no native land mammals in the country and Weta filled that ecological niche, which explains why they got to be so huge.

Woa, I didn't know that. Would've guessed there was a marsupial or two.

What do wetas taste like, or does no one eat them? Are they used for anything at all (fish bait)?

 

[Freshgeardude]

Originally posted by: Baked
Burn it with fire.

dont waste your time!


NUKE IT FROM ORBIT!!

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: Freshgeardude

Originally posted by: Baked
Burn it with fire.

dont waste your time!


NUKE IT FROM ORBIT!!

this x10000000000

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Freshgeardude

Originally posted by: Baked
Burn it with fire.

dont waste your time!


NUKE IT FROM ORBIT!!

Everyone knows this!

 

[frostedflakes]

Wouldn't want one crawling on me, but that is pretty cool.

 

[Squisher]

More dark meat or white meat?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Weta are the only really nasty bugs we have in New Zealand, and to be fair they're harmless to people (although their bites can be a bit painful), they just look scary as hell. I've never seen one that big but I've seen some pretty big fuckers before.

Before whitey came to NZ there were no native land mammals in the country and Weta filled that ecological niche, which explains why they got to be so huge.

Woa, I didn't know that. Would've guessed there was a marsupial or two.

What do wetas taste like, or does no one eat them? Are they used for anything at all (fish bait)?

If I remember correctly the Maori used to eat them, and some probably still do. I sure as hell wouldn't. I have eaten several Huhu grubs which are delicious (taste like peanut chicken).

 

[jackson2009]

youd have to pay me ALOT of money to eat that

 

[SP33Demon]

I'm hungry now.

 

[Mutilator]

"The Giant weta is so heavy that it cannot jump"

That's a good thing... think about all the broken windshields and head trauma with those massive grasshoppers flying around. :Q

*Pictures Ace Ventura running around yelling It's in my hair! It's in my haaaiirr!!* :laugh:

 

[jackson2009]

they look like the aliens from district 9

 

[StageLeft]

Insects are awful. If the power was mine the first and only wish would be all insects disappear forever.

 

[Analog]

Would make some good fish bait!

 

[Mermaidman]

Looks like a good source of protein. Then again, the native Maori would be displeased if someone ate one of their gods.

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: jackson2009
they look like the aliens from district 9

They look like the Martians in Quatermass And The Pit (a movie that gave me nightmares back then).