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lives in tree holes (galleries), while the other two species of tusked wētā are ground burrowers, and all three face outward while occupying the retreat. As a defence tactic the tusked wētā orients itself to face the opening of its gallery with its jaws agape. They also mix their saliva with wood
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has been recorded creating a burrow in soil and roofing it with debris which suggests they can be flexible over their selection of refuges. When any of the tusked wētā are provoked further they display " mandible gape", "raise foreleg" and "raise head" which closely resemble a suit of components
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and other trees and shrubs during the day. Unlike tree wētā, the tusked wētā makes a seal to close the hole entrance. Because the
Northland tusked wētā hides in hollow branches and trunks of manuka it is often found associated with firewood.
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scrapings to seal the entrance of their gallery making the aperture almost invisible which is especially important during their moult. A captive
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use its tusks as pincers. When disturbed further, by blowing or tapping lightly on its head, the weta jumped away haphazardly".
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Bellingham, M. (1991) Field observations of two species of tusked weta. The Weta (New
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