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A conservation success story for New Zealand's heaviest insect

A conservation success story for New Zealand's heaviest insect
Phys.org Friday 02 October 2026, 14:00 UTC 1 min read
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The success of a large-scale recovery program for wētāpunga/Little Barrier giant wētā, New Zealand's heaviest insect, has been officially documented in the New Zealand Journal of Zoology.

The success of a large-scale recovery program for wētāpunga/Little Barrier giant wētā, New Zealand's heaviest insect, has been officially documented in the New Zealand Journal of Zoology.
New Zealand's (LOCATION) Little Barrier (ORG) the New Zealand Journal of Zoology (ORG)
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