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12-02-11, 07:46 PM
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GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
The 'largest' (heaviest) insect may be this newly discovered 'Wetta', a type of tree dwelling tropical cricket. It is the size of a large rat. Here is the news story and some snaps.
The Web is Bugging Out Over Monstrous Insect Discovery | Trending Now - Yahoo! News
Yes. A cricket the size of a large Hamster. And there you go. :shock:
It may not be the longest but they are saying it is possibly the heaviest yet discovered. Found in a tree. In NZ. 
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12-02-11, 07:47 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
My beardie could take it!... 
That's pretty awesome, thanks for sharing
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12-02-11, 07:47 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
Two words... "oh maaannnn!"
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12-02-11, 07:56 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
Chomper would like that......
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12-02-11, 07:56 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
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Originally Posted by youngster
My beardie could take it!...
That's pretty awesome, thanks for sharing |
I can see a large monitor taking it on. no problem. Bearded dragon MAYBE. It'd have to be a huge bearded dragon with some serious guts. 
Chomper could handle one of those I bet for sure. he'd probably like it.
Honestly, given the ease of cricket keeping, that'd make a great pet for a scorpion or spider person. If it cricks though... the horror. Imagine the noise if that large a cricket chirped. The horror. That must be an adult though as it's the largest ever found and I see no wings so I think it'd be silent.
Seriously though. A 20 gallon long with some landscaping, water cubes, some cricket food and carrots and cucumber. Nifty terrifying pet. You'd have a conversation piece for any visitor that's no doubt. You can even hold it and hand feed it a whole carrot and then a turkey!
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12-02-11, 08:07 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
Your a day late and a dollar short. That was posted already in weird news. I had a hedgehog once that would have given it a go. I watched him take on a 6 inch praying mantis once.
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12-02-11, 08:31 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
Poor mantis. That insect has a glint of awarentess to it. I think it should be respected. JM2C and no offence.
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12-02-11, 08:46 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
I had it out in my back yard having a little roam. It went over to the shrubs ans was poking around. Then it started huffing and making noise. When I went over he had half of the abdomen eaten. So I just crushed the mantis's head.
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12-02-11, 09:21 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
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Originally Posted by infernalis
Chomper would like that......
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start a breeding colony for him!
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12-02-11, 11:51 PM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
I would be terrified. I'm not a fan of crickets
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12-03-11, 12:05 AM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
EWww and I thought the small ones were gross XP
For some reason things with more than 4 legs gross me out...
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12-03-11, 01:00 AM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895
I had it out in my back yard having a little roam. It went over to the shrubs ans was poking around. Then it started huffing and making noise. When I went over he had half of the abdomen eaten. So I just crushed the mantis's head.
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Seems humane.
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12-03-11, 01:22 AM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
i would so keep that as a pet!!
wonder how long/high it can jump?
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12-03-11, 02:41 AM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
Paging Stephan
think of all the protein you would get from one of those...
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12-03-11, 03:35 AM
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Re: GIANT CRICKET. GIANT. Your gecko would be terrified!
Freaking huge cricket!!! All I can think is facehugger off Alians
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