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Ngā wīwhara: te mea roa rawa me te mea pakupaku rawa o te ao

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  • Giraffe weevil carving from the pare He nui ake ngā momo wīwhara, tēnā i ngā momo o ērā atu huinga rauropi huri i te ao; e 50,000 pea ngā momo.
  • He āhua 1500 ngā momo e mōhiotia ana i Aotearoa, ā, ko tētahi o ēnei te momo roa rawa atu e mōhiotia ana i te ao, ko tētahi te momo poto rawa atu!
    • Ko te momo roa rawa, ko te tūwhaipapa, a Lasiorhynchus barbicornis, ā, e 80 mm pea te roa.
    • Ko te mea pakupaku rawa, e 0.7-0.8 mm noa te roa! He kāpō a Myrtonymus zelandicus, ā, noho ai ia ki ngā pīakaaka o ngā rākau māori o te whānau Myrtaceae, pērā i te pōhutukawa, i te kānuka me te mānuka. Kei te 40 henimita whakarunga o te oneone ia e noho ana.

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