SCI & TECH● LOW4d ago · Oct 9, 2026, 4:06 PM
New Zealand’s Giant Wētāpunga Population Is Growing in the Wild
Human Progress · oceania
“The population of New Zealand’s endemic wētāpunga – believed to be the world’s heaviest insect – is officially 'increasing' thanks to a groundbreaking breeding programme that has overseen the release of 11,000 insects into the wild. A female wētāpunga can weigh as much as a mouse. Its body can grow up to 10cm long (nearly […] The post New Zealand’s Giant Wētāpunga Population Is Growing in the Wild appeared first on Human Progress.
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