title: Auckland Tree Weta study
design: Adult tree weta was euthanised in 100% acetone, then the whole gut removed. Gut material was homogenised mechanically, then genomic DNA extracted using an established method. Raw DNA was used as template material for universal ribosomal primers targeting both prokaryotic and eukaryotic small subunit rRNA gene. Sequencing was performed by JGI using Roche 454 pyrosequencing.