The Invertebrates

Beetles boom on Maungatautari
Native beetles in the southern enclosure of the Maungatautari Ecological Island have increased by at least 300% in the two years since the area was enclosed and completely cleared of pests.

 

Viv Clark and Audrey Bennison weta monitoring.
Photo: Jillana Robertson

Tree Weta
Photo: by Phil Brown

 
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