Wētāpunga can weigh as much as a mouse and its numbers dwindled across New Zealand due to predators and habitat loss
  • Willy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    16 days ago

    “big enough to protect themselves”.

    that sounds a little ick. how they do that?

    • AquilineFeline@lemmus.orgEnglish
      2·
      16 days ago

      They’re harmless to humans. They hiss when threatened, but it seems like they generally just run from danger. I think the writer meant they’re grown up enough to try and avoid predators.