Bush eggs: one. Nest box eggs: none. Feed hopper: still empty. Ruby: one – Bug: zero!
I was still feeling light-headed (birdbrain lite!) from no pellets and wasn’t doing a very good job of scratching when I came across one of the biggest, juiciest wetas I’ve ever had the pleasure to masticate.
You have to be careful when trying to eat the overgrown grasshopper that is the New Zealand weta. You have to try to stab them in the back otherwise they can wrap their legs around your face (which is truly creepy) and maybe even deliver a wicked kick or two to your head with their strong back legs. If you get it right it is worth the trouble though – delicious subtle flavours and surprising textures in a challenging big bug bite.
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