Macropathus filifer is a species of jumping wētā found in caves of the northwest South Island of New Zealand.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Macropathus filifer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Euhadenoecus puteanus
- Dolichopoda azami
- Tropidischia xanthostoma
- Spelaeiacris tabulae
- Dolichopoda linderii
- Dolichopoda araneiformis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Rhaphidophoridae
- Genus
- Macropathus
- Species
- Macropathus filifer
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