Meet the biggest bug on record
Posted by staff / December 1, 2011
When one thinks of carrying around carrots to feed the animals, it’s usually a horse or other large beast, but luckily former park ranger Mark Moffett had one on hand when he came across this monster of a bug, or else one could easily believe his finger(s) could have been its next meal.
He and his companions were searching Little Barrier Island in New Zealand for giant wetas, a species only found on the islands thanks to predators introduced to the mainland, and happened across this whopper of a specimen. Since it’s an endangered species, they only offered up part of the carrot to prevent indigestion, then put her back where they found her.
Good luck with those nightmares tonight.
Full story at Daily Mail via Geekosystem.
Photo credit: Mark Moffett/Minden/Solent
Oh my gosh, nightmares no kidding but he is sure a cuttie. He looks like a Milton. hahhahahhaha