The NZ Giant Weta

The Mahoenui Reserve in Waikato Region has some NZ Giant weta.They have an exoskeleton that seems like a suit of armor.
The wetas are not to be killed by humans and other creatures.
They like to eat Gorse flowers and they like to stay in bushes to hide from their predators.They are over 190 million years old.
Their back legs are adapted to defend themselves and they also have spikes on them to protect them from their predators.There ears are nearly on there knees.