Deinacrida heteracantha
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Deinacrida heteracantha (the Little Barrier Island giant wētā) is a critically endangered, large, flightless insect in the family Anostostomatidae. It is endemic to New Zealand, surviving only on Little Barrier Island. It is one of the heaviest insects in the world, with females sometimes exceeding 70 grams.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Orthoptera | |
| family | Anostostomatidae | |
| subfamily | Anostostomatinae | |
| genus | Deinacrida | |
| species | D. heteracantha |
