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Building Wētā Habitats

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Building Wētā Habitats

Wētā in natural habitat

🏠 Part 1: What Do Wētā Need?

1. What do wētā need to stay safe and healthy? Circle all the right answers:

Dark hiding places

Bright lights

Natural shelter

Loud noises

2. Which materials would make the BEST wētā habitat?

Plastic toys and metal

Sticks, leaves, and bark

Glass and concrete

3. Why do wētā need hiding places?

To stay safe from predators

To play games

To make noise

4. A good wētā habitat should be:

Cool and moist

Hot and dry

Protected from wind

In the open sun

🎨 Part 2: Design Your Wētā Habitat

5. Draw your wētā habitat design in the box below. Include natural materials that will keep wētā safe:
6. List 3 natural materials you would use to build your wētā habitat:

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

3. _________________________

7. Explain why your habitat design will help wētā survive:
8. How can we show RESPECT for wētā and their homes?

🌿 Part 3: Protecting Our Native Insects

9. Why is it important to protect wētā habitats in New Zealand?

Wētā are native to New Zealand and need our help

They look scary

They are not important

10. Complete this sentence: When we work together as a team to help native animals, we are showing our GREAT value of ________________.
11. What is one thing you can do at home to help protect wētā?

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