Some readers may find this story a bit gross, but the Daily Mail (U.K.) ran it anyway.
Mark Moffett, a former park ranger from Colorado, traveled all the way to Little Barrier Island in New Zealand to find the largest living insect. Weighing 71 grams, it is heavier than a sparrow and about 3 times as heavy as a mouse. Mark found that this insect likes to eat carrots, but was careful not to feed it too much.
Giant wetas used to live on North and South Islands, but were wiped out by rats accidentally introduced by colonists.
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