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True story. Years ago, I was driving with my wife, and I was wearing an oilskin rain hat. I felt a tickle, took the hat off and looked. Dropped the hat on the floor. My wife asked what startled me. I said "let me stop first". Parked the car. She was very worried by now. Said "weta in the hat". She ejected out of her car door like 2001: Space Odyssey airlock scene. Good times.

I get the occasional itch on my head when sitting at my desk at home, only to find a Tree Weta crawling through my hair. It seems that they are not all that appealing to my cats who love catching other insects.

They look freaky as! But not dangerous at all.