This new ground wētā has been named after Jacinda Ardern. The official description for the new species of ground wētā was published on Friday by Massey University ecologist Steven Trewick. Danilo Hegg/Supplied Hemiandrus jacinda is a nocturnal ground wētā. “It’s a ground wētā, so it likely nests on the ground, in a burrow with a lid. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is honoured the wētā has been named after her.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2021 19:52 UTC