My NZ Giant Bush Dragonfly information report

We have been learning about NZ mini bests in class. We got to chose a NZ mini beasts of our choice and me and Ayah (the person I worked with) Chose The NZ Giant Bush Dragonfly.

MY cat animation

Today we were learning to do an animation on google slides. We had to use free to use images and we had to change some of the code to make it work. We had to make the animation loop by changing the word false to true inside the code. In the code I also changed the moving part to make it go faster. Hope you enjoyed my animation.

Weta information report - term

This is a peace of writing I did for are mini beats topic when we were learning about weta we had to research weta and the then write a information report.

click here for to see Wētā Information Report - Success Criteria

The weird and wonderful world of weta The weird and wonderful world of weta 

What is a weta?

Weta are native pepeke(insects) to NZ/New Zealand.Weta are invertebrates and they have an exoskeleton. An invertebrate is an animal or pepeke  that has a skeleton on the outside of its body and  no spine. Weta are cold blooded and lay eggs. They have six legs and 2 antennae. Weta may be creepy but they are actually ngahau(interesting) creatures.

Where do weta live? 

  Where a weta lives depends on the type of weta.The common tree weta  lives in rotten wood or they live in tree holes. sometimes Weta live in peoples firewood piles and tree weta are the only weta that live in groups. all other weta live alone . The Cave Weta are Not as common as tree weta. cave weta can live in seaside caves or they can live in tunnels or hollow tree trunks or under houses. The giant weta are kind of rare because they only live on Island sanctuaries. The rare ground weta live in burrows in the ground. The tusked weta are extremely rare and are ground dwelling.

What do weta eat?

What a weta eats  depends on the type of weta.  tree weta and giant weta  are mostly herbivorous. They enjoy leaves, lichen, seed heads, and fruit flowers. Tusked and ground weta are mostly carnivores and  eat small invertebrates, worms and snails. Cave weta are omnivores and eat Fungi,leaves, plants, other insects and dead animal remains. All weta love carrots so if you ever are trying to make a weta a home, a way to attract them is to put a carrot in and see what happens.

How do weta get their food?

How A weta gets its food depends on the type of weta and what it eats. The tree and giant weta climb trees to get their food. since they are  mostly herbivorous they don't have to kill or hunt to get their food. Since Cave weta are omnivores sometimes they have to hunt to get their food and sometimes they just have to search. Tusked and ground weta, since they are mostly carnivores they have to hunt to find their food and after they have found it they have to kill it!

How do weta Reproduce? 

Female and male weta will mate in spring. 2 male will fight for a female. When autumn comes  the female will they her eggs in the soil or rotten wood. THen the next year during spring the eggs will hatch. after a period of time the babies will shed their skin and start to grow into adult weta.

What do wetas do to socialise?

 In the summer weta mate to lay eggs. The  weta rub their legs together and make a chirping sound to attract other weta. tree weta are the only type of weta that live in a group. all other weta live alone.

What are weta threats? 

Weta now have many threats. before humans came they only had a few. but now they have a lot more Like cats, rats, stoats,  poison from humans. They also still have got their natural threats like birds and tuatara.

The end 

Weta may be ugly and scary at times but if they die out then we’re in trouble but if we die out then the weta would be fine. By jordyn