On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Jinx wrote:

>>> NZ was isolated for many aeons and had no mammals, wetas
>>> took the role of a vegetarian mouse in the forests
>>
>> Why do you keep saying 'vegetarian'. The weta eats other insects
>> and dead animals. Presumably it does not eat live ones because it
>> can't catch them.
>
> AFAIK weta are herbivores

The wikipedia article on weta says they eat other insects and dead 
animals. It follows that if wetas can read then they are more dangerous 
...

Peter
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