Man Finds Enormous Giant Weta, Single Largest Insect on Record

I, for one, welcome our new weta overlords.

I find it amazing that Weta didn’t take the carrot and beat the guy with it, thta thing is HUGE.

It’s as repulsive as a Zanti Misfit. Ugh!

Would Bear Grylls eat that? I think after toasting it over a campfire he would. 

At least it’s not a spider.

Wingspan!? This implies that that thing can fly. Imagine how hard you would poop if you saw that flying towards you.

Will it blend

It is literally impossible for me to agree more.

Nuke it from orbit.  It’s the only way to be sure.

i kno it suxz spiders get bigger then that

So did he take it home and make a pet out of the thing? Or did he roast it on the grill and eat it?

Imagine stepping on that thing

maybe theres a lot more out there

Zergling!

you bet there are more of them.

and they will come up from under the ground when cthulu calls.

Imagine instead of a carrot, its your finger!

Campfire? He’s not Ray Mears

Imagine a plague of these Beasts! Forget Locusts, 2012 will see the rise of the Giant Weta swarms.  Charles Fort is grinning from some other plane.

If you’re unlucky it may grab your foot and fly away with you…

 Many of the earth’s creatures have wings, and can’t fly.. all NZ species of Weta are flightless.  =__=  If you think in terms of Evolution, the Weta at some point may have needed wings to escape predators, but since this insect now has no common predator, it has no need for its wings.. this is also the reason why Weta have become so large (they’re large to begin with.. this one however is colossal.. lol!).

What?  No “that’s what she said” jokes?

Oh, my god!  Stop! He’s holding it!

Please tell me that thing’s not real, so I can sleep tonight!

Spiders are not insects; they’re arachnids.

WANT! I’ll love him and cuddle him and name him George!

I don’t think that person was saying a Spider was an insect.. I think more disturbing was the poor grammar.. the use of “then” instead of “than”.. lol.  ~_^

That is perhaps the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen. Not only would I not hold it I would run the other way screaming.

I think their evolution got a little bugged (pun may more may not be intended).

Considering they’re endangered, it might be good for them to start learning to use them wings again.

Fly?   It looks it has grasshopper/cricket legs, which would indicate jumping!
As in jumping from its sinister lair right into your face.  The guy sez it’s an extremely endangered species…if you ask me, one of these is one too many

Please can finally hang up this particular Simpson’s reference?  It’s so over done.

I’ve seen bigger cockroaches in Houston.

Very interesting to see a hugh bug like that and people in Texas, USA  think everything is big there, LOL.  I do have to say I hate snakes, spiders, and bugs.  They all give me the willies.   None the less the bugger is hugh.  Thank god it is in your country.  We already have enough 2 legged human snakes here in the US.  LOL

We’re to blame for that.. screwing up the environment.. it really had nothing to do with predatory actions.  It only takes a few changes in degree in climate to kill off entire species of plants, animals and insects.  Their body mass is far too great to be supported by wings.. they’d need to “shrink” to use “them wings”.. lol.  ^__^

Hahahaha! @ “jumping from it’s sinister lair right into your face.”

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I would watch it and find it interesting. At first.

But the moment it jumps in my direction I would pee, shit, barf and scream like a little girl at the same time.

You’re all being taken for moron. 

I’ve had this picture in my ‘saved images’ for well over a year. The first time I saw it was on a story in Discover blogs online. I also saw it on National Geographic online. BOTH times I saw this picture, and the story about it, were in 2010.

This weta is NOT unusually sized – for a weta. Neither is it the biggest insect on the planet, but it does appear to be the biggest member of its’ family worldwide.

The weta is no threat to humans at all, never has been

Sometimes I despair of humans. This is one of those times.

What would “metaphorically impossible” be?

REX,

You may right about this?  Everything you wrote I have memories of myself, particularly, the size.  Its a BIG bug, but, Weta’s are all BIG!

As for your “despair” of humans, try Zoloft and/or Valium.  If that doesn’t work, a .38 special always does the trick.

Purveyor

WOW YOU’RE SO COOL MAN CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO BE COOL LIKE YOU

It might even grab your foot & pummel you by slamming YOUR body to the ground over & over again!! Much like in those old Tom & Jerry cartoons!! The one character grabs the foor of another, then picks him up – by the foot – that character straightens out flatas a board, & the one holding his foot slams him to the ground over & over & over again!

Some one splooged in your eye. lol

He is right. My family here in houston are a decendent of roaches. My great grandma is the last roach that mated with a human and made offspring. I have to wear a hat to cover my antena. 

except that when typing a comment, text, or im, people will often times be typing in the way that they talk. These people are typing comments, not writing a book ;)

We have potatoe bugs in California(around our pool)that make that bug look cute,and they are about the sanme size.

ever seen a potatoe bug?

why be afraid of a vegetarian, just pray it doesnt decide to become a carnivore :P

Looks like just another OWS insect squatting and bumming a free meal

It is not the largest of the species that has been found.  They are however great insects.  We get a lot of their smaller cousins around our house here in New Zealand.  The giant Weta is very spectacular and is endangered but here is a breading programme and pest free islands where they are being well looked after.

Dispite their looking quite menacing Weta are very gentle bugs.  

don’t like it.

We? So you speak for all of “us” then? You can’t do anything about it, so why bother? I’m not sure why I’m bothering, come to think of it. Also, you’re a stupid shit-eating terrorist-cock-sucking fuck. Have a nice day.

this is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen

Wetas don’t fly, don’t know why it says ‘wingspan’. I’m from New Zealand :)

Looks like a giant size grasshopper.  Not scary looking at all.  Kinda cute, in an ugly way.

Let’s hope he doesn’t go for the speedlings….just saying.

Not the largest, but I believe the heaviest.

I don’t know what the author is talking about when they say “wingspan” given that you can’t see ANY indication of wings in the images and that most Weta are wingless.

That bug should make a sex tape with one of the Hilton sisters

Tastes like chicken.

I don’t see how that’s the largest bug in the world. A few years ago we had an infestation of giant green mantises in the northwest corner of Tulsa OK, and one hung out on my glass back door that was exactly that size, except its head wasn’t that big. It eventually flew away, but then we had hundreds of others that were almost the same size. At one point, about 12 of them were hanging on the door and infesting our tree a few feet away. Now, granted, that weta might be the heaviest bug at 3 mice. Clearly the flying mantises weren’t that heavy seeing as they could grasp to vertical glass and fly with 6-7 inch wingspans.

Imagine the mess one of these would make of your windshield; if it didn’t go through it that is.

the makers of starship troopers had a field day casting the new movie starring this fucker

Normally, I am a conservationist, but this little bugger has put me off my dinner. Break out the 2-4-D and let it rip! some species were meant to go extinct and this is one of them. Introduciing a few rats to the island would have the same effect. Or a few guys with hammers. Just kidding, folks. 

Looks like we’ve got a 12 year old in our midst.

A classic can never be overdone – that’s what makes it a classic.

I, for one, do not welcome your new complains.

scary.

OH GOD IT’S LOOKING AT ME

Ewwww! Creepy!!! :(

I think its cute :3

It looks like we have a broccoli bacon dog cow in our midst.  

eat it xD

Looks like Gorillas in the Mist, with  antennae and extra legs

No way! This classic will live long and prosper. And rightly so.

Very cool.  To bad it is endangered.  How much do we actually know about them? 

I LOVE bugs. I want it. 

wow people will find anything to bitch about SHUT UP

Man, it’s just nomming the hell out of that carrot.

Its futurama not simpsons.

EW FUCKING GOD WTF!!!

Don’t show it to rush limbaugh.. he eats endangered species.

There needs to be more awareness of wetas and other forms of unnoticed wildlife

Wonder what a swarm of these could do…

Kinda cute.  I don’t mind as long as it’s not spiders that are growing larger. 

It’s odd that showing a bug sitting on his hand eating a carrot changes it from creepy to cute. I’m not sure what it is, but that is a cute insect.

my GAWD thats freaking scary-cool O.o

Relax, JC

ROFLMAO! *snort*… “We’re all gonna die!”

im not a fan of bugs…this is torture

mmm…bacon.

hey fatty i got a movie for ya, a fridge to far…… theres no such thing as an over done simpson reference….unless it comes any new episodes…then yuck

She won’t fit in my cricket cage . . .

:- (

GIANT Giant Weta Vs. 2 female mantis & 1 male mantis. Who would win?

 Actually i have a flying Weta i a plastic container, my son found it getting into the car this morning. its a bit smaller than the giant pictured above but it does fly. having trouble finding info about it on the web tho so it must be somewhat rare.

Get your Pokeballs ready..