Peter Jackson named his FX company after a truly hideous indigenous New Zealand insect called a “weta” (which a Maori word meaning “ugly”.)
Had a chance to go to the Weta Cave and a tour of their shop.
Photos weren’t permitted, but I especially loved seeing a full-size prototype of a much more organic version of the exoskeleton from the battle at the end of District 9. And swords, of course. Lots and lots of swords.