Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you place an animal on an island, and allow it to evolve for millions of years, something unusual can happen. That animal can become enormous. This phenomenon, called island gigantism, has created the world's largest cricket - the giant weta (giant wētā) from New Zealand. This video answers the following questions:
How big is a giant weta?
How big are giant wētā?
Why are giant weta so big?
What is the world's largest cricket?
What is island gigantism?
How do insect evolve to be so big?
Why do insects evolve to be so big?
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Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
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If you place an animal on an island, and allow it to evolve for millions of years, something unusual can happen. That animal can become enormous. This phenomenon, called island gigantism, has created the world's largest cricket - the giant weta (giant wētā) from New Zealand. This video answers the following questions:
How big is a giant weta?
How big are giant wētā?
Why are giant weta so big?
What is the world's largest cricket?
What is island gigantism?
How do insect evolve to be so big?
Why do insects evolve to be so big?
#shorts
Specimen use made possible by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
Join this channel to get access to perks:
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