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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-giant-weta/" title="The Giant Weta" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="174" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gw1a-300x174.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="giant wētā" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gw1a-300x174.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gw1a-800x464.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gw1a-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gw1a-2048x1188.jpg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gw1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>Reportedly one of, if not the heaviest known insects in the world, it&#x2019;s the giant weta. These New Zealand natives have jaws strong enough to cut through carrots. There are 70 known species of weta. 11 species are in the giant category. They have been nearly wiped out on the [&#x2026;]</p>
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