Facts About A Weta

The weta is only found in New Zealand and is so old it has outlived the dinosaurs.

Weta are large by insect standards. Some of the giant weta are enormous and are amongst the heaviest insects in the world

The weta is sometimes called the dinosaur of the insect world

The weta is more primitive than the tuatara. The weta has changed very little in the past 100 million years.

Weta have their ears on their front knees and can feel the vibrations of noises around them.

http://www.kcc.org.nz/weta

Spelling Bee/Walk The Plank

Today I went on Spelling Bee on studyladder you have to spell words that appears on the screen. I got 200 points on spelling bee I was on the game for about a half-hour. It is a really cool learning activity for kid that are 5-12.

I also played walk the plank it a game that you have to guess the word so that you can stay on the boat. I got 50 points when I played that game it was really fun. It is a really good learning activity for kids these ages 5-12.

• The Kiwi is New Zealand’s national bird and considered an evolutionary oddity. It differs from all other bird species on earth.

• Kiwis are considered "non birdlike" and fill an ecological niche elsewhere occupied by mammals such as anteaters and hedgehogs.

• Unlike other birds, the Kiwi has a strong sense of smell.

• The Kiwi’s nostrils are situated at the end of its beak, unlike other birds that have their nostrils near the back of their beak. Its beak is equipped with pressure and vibration detectors enabling it to detect its prey deep underground.

• The Kiwi lays the biggest egg in proportion to its body-size. Even though the Kiwi is about the size of a chicken, its egg is six times the size of a chicken egg. The largest recorded Kiwi egg weighed 500 grams.