Ewwwwwww - wetas!
Funnily enough I've found that their protection status doesn't do squat for them when they are slammed with a jandal.
Years ago I ahd a boss who was horrified when I killed a huge Weta that was standing up on its hind legs challenging me. I ahd already turned the hose on it but cold water didn't do anything so I tipped boiling water over it (I wasn't game to get close enough to stand on it). My boss told me they are a protected species. "I don't give a shit," was my reply. Bloody creepy crawly things.