Deinacrida fallai or the Poor Knights giant wētā is a species of insect in the family Anostostomatidae.[2] It is endemic to the Poor Knights Islands off northern New Zealand.[2]D. fallai are commonly called giant wētā due to their large size.[2] They are one of the largest insects in the world, with a body length measuring up to 73 mm.[2] Their size is an example of island gigantism.[3] They are classified as vulnerable by the IUCN due to their restricted distribution.[4]
^World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Deinacrida fallai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T6304A12602183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T6304A12602183.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ abcdRichards, Aola M. (1973). "A comparative study of the biology of the Giant wetas Deinacrida heteracantha and D. fallai (Orthoptera : Henicidae) from New Zealand". Journal of Zoology. 169 (2): 195–236. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1973.tb04554.x. ISSN 1469-7998.
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