I'm sure it's real fantastic that some bug guy photographed the world's biggest bug, the giant weta. I'm certain for bug people it was in the wet dream category....
Yeah, it's not photo shopped. This enormous fuckin bug is eating a carrot....
This is where ideas for horror movies come from.
I'm officially never visiting New Zealand.
Those Big bastards are confined to one small island so you could easily avoid them Jenni if you ever came down our way.
ReplyDeleteBut, you'd still possibly find smaller (only slightly) versions in the rest of the country... Like the Cave Weta. Oh, there's also the 'Avondale spider' (the one used in the movie Arachnid, the spiny stick insect, the Huhu beetle, the... never-mind... Guess you won't be visiting soon huh?
Hey, at least we don't have too many poisonous ones like Australia.
I think fortunately I am not much of a world traveller...
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that all the real horrible looking creatures have giant versions??
Just thinking of how loud their bug noises must be makes me cringe...