Identificaciones de tfwhierodula

An male nymph of mantis species is eating a small katydid. This individual is extremely similar with species “H. patellifera” that has wide distribution in China, and I trust it’s exactly the H. patellifera.

Adult female Auckland tree weta. The average body size of individuals of Auckand tree weta in Tiritiri Matangi Island are significantly larger than those individuals that living in Auckland urban area. I think it might be the consequence of pest-free control project in Island that makes weta living with less pressure of predations from invasive mammals.