Comments on: Massive giant weta insect as big as your hand http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 19:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Donna Hamilton http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1287114 Donna Hamilton Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1287114 see this video about finding the tree/bush weta; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC3kRsYqDxY   see this video about finding the tree/bush weta;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC3kRsYqDxY
 

]]> By: Paul Charteris http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1287111 Paul Charteris Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1287111 There were dozens of Wetas in King Kong - and they were huge.  It was kind of an inside joke for New Zealanders.  There were dozens of Wetas in King Kong – and they were huge.  It was kind of an inside joke for New Zealanders. 

]]> By: Syn - http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286982 Syn - Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286982 Is that a weta in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Is that a weta in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

]]> By: CountZero http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286903 CountZero Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286903 Wow! Just... wow. I've got a photo I took last year of a Great Green Cricket, a native British insect sat on my hand, which was probably around two inches long, and I thought that was pretty big.. One of these Weta would have probably eaten it. Wow! Just… wow. I’ve got a photo I took last year of a Great Green Cricket, a native British insect sat on my hand, which was probably around two inches long, and I thought that was pretty big.. One of these Weta would have probably eaten it.

]]> By: SoItBegins http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286638 SoItBegins Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286638 So <i>that's</i> what Weta Workshop is named after! So that’s what Weta Workshop is named after!

]]> By: jane doe http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286631 jane doe Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286631 eww, shut up. this is bad enough already. eww, shut up. this is bad enough already.

]]> By: t3kna2007 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286426 t3kna2007 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286426 I was thinking the exact same thing.  Leave a large, hungry weta behind you as you walk away, with it up in a tree so it has a height advantage as it fixes its angry eyes on the exposed skin of the back of your neck? Nooo-nooo-nooo. I was thinking the exact same thing.  Leave a large, hungry weta behind you as you walk away, with it up in a tree so it has a height advantage as it fixes its angry eyes on the exposed skin of the back of your neck? Nooo-nooo-nooo.

]]> By: Simon Welsh http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286389 Simon Welsh Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286389 Given that Sir Peter Jackson is rather afraid of Wetas, I doubt he'll be doing any cinematography involving them. Given that Sir Peter Jackson is rather afraid of Wetas, I doubt he’ll be doing any cinematography involving them.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286327 Mister44 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286327 Things like this is why man harnessed fire. And high capacity magazines. Things like this is why man harnessed fire. And high capacity magazines.

]]> By: daemonsquire http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286257 daemonsquire Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286257 Wait a second: can't <i>anyone</i> tell by the pixels this is fake?!?  And isn't "Weta" Peter Jackson's NZ special effects shop?  Hmph.  I'm not buying it.  This is surely some viral campaign for an upcoming giant insect invasion pic!  And don't go trying to tell me <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weta_Digital" rel="nofollow">the SPFX shop was named after the bug</a>... Wait a second: can’t anyone tell by the pixels this is fake?!?  And isn’t “Weta” Peter Jackson’s NZ special effects shop?  Hmph.  I’m not buying it.  This is surely some viral campaign for an upcoming giant insect invasion pic!  And don’t go trying to tell me the SPFX shop was named after the bug…

]]> By: procrustinator http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286204 procrustinator Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286204 I want one I want one

]]> By: zuben http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286163 zuben Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286163 Taking the carrot away from the very large weta = baaaad idea. Taking the carrot away from the very large weta = baaaad idea.

]]> By: papiermeister http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286068 papiermeister Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286068 Not a fan of giant bugs of any sort. Someone will need to rock me to sleep tonight. Cannot unsee... Not a fan of giant bugs of any sort. Someone will need to rock me to sleep tonight. Cannot unsee…

]]> By: dexitroboper http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286045 dexitroboper Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286045 That's not a weta, <a href="http://www.wetanz.com/the-unnatural-selector-miniature-edition/" rel="nofollow">this</a> is a weta. That’s not a weta, this is a weta.

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286018 Snig Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286018 Wait until the Jiminy Cricket reboot.  In 3D.  At least. Wait until the Jiminy Cricket reboot.  In 3D.  At least.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286003 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1286003 <a href="http://instantrimshot.com/" rel="nofollow">Okay</a> Okay

]]> By: TokenCapitalist http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285994 TokenCapitalist Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285994 You earned it. You earned it.

]]> By: Palefire http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285971 Palefire Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285971 I run into one of those things and I'll "weta" my pants. Rimshot, please. I run into one of those things and I’ll “weta” my pants.

Rimshot, please.

]]> By: retchdog http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285962 retchdog Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285962 the chitinous spikes on its legs? the glossy beaded eyes? the superficial resemblance of its exoskeleton to manufactured armor? the extended legs for possibly propelling itself through the air at a distance many times its own length? the chitinous spikes on its legs? the glossy beaded eyes? the superficial resemblance of its exoskeleton to manufactured armor? the extended legs for possibly propelling itself through the air at a distance many times its own length?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285941 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285941 <blockquote>well.......chipmunks can sing.</blockquote> So can crickets, and they never pander to their audience by trying to sing hip hop.

well…….chipmunks can sing.

So can crickets, and they never pander to their audience by trying to sing hip hop.

]]> By: Jean Deaux http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285925 Jean Deaux Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285925 well.......chipmunks can sing.  well…….chipmunks can sing. 

]]> By: Raum187 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285919 Raum187 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285919 I'm guessing the fur. People like the fur. I’m guessing the fur. People like the fur.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285888 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285888 I don't understand why anyone finds this more alarming than a chipmunk, an animal of comparable size and bite power. I don’t understand why anyone finds this more alarming than a chipmunk, an animal of comparable size and bite power.

]]> By: Raum187 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285855 Raum187 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285855 The Stuff article you linked to in the update. The Stuff article you linked to in the update.

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285828 David Pescovitz Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285828 I updated the post with more info but can you please point me to the source that says the one above is not 71 grams? I updated the post with more info but can you please point me to the source that says the one above is not 71 grams?

]]> By: Donna Hamilton http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285792 Donna Hamilton Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285792 The Giant weta certainly are HUGE, but common garden weta can be found throughout NZ. The name weta comes from the Maori word "wetapunga" which means God of ugly things. The Giant weta certainly are HUGE, but common garden weta can be found throughout NZ. The name weta comes from the Maori word “wetapunga” which means God of ugly things.

]]> By: Raum187 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285789 Raum187 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285789 Few corrections.  This Giant Weta is not the "largest ever found", and does not weigh 71 grams.  NZ experts say this appears to be an average sized Giant Weta and that the largest one recorded was 71 grams (not THIS one). The guy is an ex American park ranger, not a New Zealand DOC ranger - he's a tourist in this context.  Love that photo though... Few corrections.  This Giant Weta is not the “largest ever found”, and does not weigh 71 grams.  NZ experts say this appears to be an average sized Giant Weta and that the largest one recorded was 71 grams (not THIS one). The guy is an ex American park ranger, not a New Zealand DOC ranger – he’s a tourist in this context. 

Love that photo though…

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285761 RJ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285761 Wetas are usually only big enough to occupy most of an average man's palm (or roughly the size of a fat hamster). Finding this girl is like finding a wolf as big as a bison. I hope she's prolific; the weta species could use some more robust members among them. For sheer personality, though, I still like the slightly smaller kabutomushi, or Japanese rhinoceros beetle. Wetas are usually only big enough to occupy most of an average man’s palm (or roughly the size of a fat hamster). Finding this girl is like finding a wolf as big as a bison. I hope she’s prolific; the weta species could use some more robust members among them.

For sheer personality, though, I still like the slightly smaller kabutomushi, or Japanese rhinoceros beetle.

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285742 EH Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285742 Another Chrome crash on Boing Boing. Another Chrome crash on Boing Boing.

]]> By: Nick Gold http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285734 Nick Gold Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/02/massive-giant-weta-insect-as-b.html#comment-1285734 I have to say, that thing is actually kind of cute. I have to say, that thing is actually kind of cute.

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