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Hemiandrus electra
Hemiandrus electra, the Kahurangi ground wētā, is a species of ground wētā endemic to New Zealand. Being a ground wētā, they are often found in burrows in the ground during the daytime (as they are also nocturnal). The species is occurs on the South Island and is classified as "Naturally Uncommon". This species of wētā is unusual for an insect in that the female looks after her eggs and nymphs; this is known as maternal care.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 464820.