A former park ranger in New Zealand spent two days looking for a Weta.

There are at least 70 types of weta on New Zealand. Most look like big wind scorpions, or gigantis potato bugs, but the one found by the former park ranger looks like a giant cricket.

The one he found is considered the heaviest insect.  At 71 grams it weighs more than a sparrow, and is three times heavier than a mouse!

He took pictures of it sitting in his hand, eating a large carrot.