Weta Quiz

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2. Which species of Giant Weta has made it’s home in a gorse patch?
a – Kaikoura
b - Nelson Alpine
c - Little Barrier
d – Mahoenui

3. When a weta grows it sheds its outer shell. What is the name of its outer shell?
a – Ovipositor
b – Exoskeleton
c – Invertebrate
d – Antennae

4. Where do weta live?
a – Caves
b – Mountains
c – Trees
d - All of these places

5. Most species of weta live to be about two years old. Which species can live to be seven years old?
a - Cave weta
b - Tusked weta
c - Giant weta
d - Tree weta

6. One species of Giant Weta is named wetapunga. What does the Maori name ‘wetapunga’ mean?
a - Giant ugly thing
b - Ugly insect
c - Giant weta
d - God of ugly things

7. Which species of weta are you most likely to find in your garden?
a - Cave weta
b - Tree weta
c - Ground weta
d - Giant weta

8. Which species of weta is sometimes known as the ‘Bush Weta’?
a - Tree weta
b - Tusked weta
c - Giant weta
d - Cave weta

9. There is a special part of a female weta’s body for laying eggs. What is the name of this part of her body?
a - Egg-positioner
b – Antennae
c – Exoskeleton
d - Ovipositor

10. The weta was around when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
a – True
b – False

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