The Hit Farm

This is the world's largest insect. The giant weta is a cricket-like creature with a wingspan of close to seven inches. The country's richest man had the hulk of the Weta – or U77 – brought from Chile to Auckland. Weta's portholes were welded before its 9698km transpacific journey, so work being done inside is [...]

BIG BUG: Giant weta can grow up to 10cm long and its leg span can reach 20cm. An American tourist has claimed he's found the world's biggest insect during a two-day hunt on Auckland's Little Barrier Island – but the experts aren't buying his tall tale. The country's richest man had the hulk of the [...]