▁N ys ius ▁aa , ▁which ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Ma una ▁Lo a . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁w ē ki u ▁bug ▁is ▁flight less ▁and ▁inhab its ▁the ▁sum mit ▁area ▁of ▁Ma una ▁Ke a , ▁over ▁. ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Pu u ▁W ē ki u , ▁which ▁means ▁" top most ▁hill " ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁language , ▁the ▁sum mit ▁peak ▁of ▁Ma una ▁Ke a . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁The ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Ma una ▁Ke a ▁is ▁a ▁ble ak , ▁cold ▁apparently ▁lif eless ▁place ▁with ▁c inder ▁con es ▁on ▁a ▁plate au ▁of ▁lar va , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁organ isms ▁that ▁have ▁adapted ▁to ▁the ▁in h osp itable ▁environment . ▁These ▁include ▁l ich ens , ▁alg ae , ▁m oss es , ▁insect s , ▁sp iders ▁and ▁other ▁small ▁ar th rop ods . ▁There ▁are ▁at ▁least ▁twelve ▁species ▁of ▁en demic ▁ar th rop ods ▁living ▁there , ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁is ▁largely ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁wind - b low n ▁insect s ▁that ▁are ▁depos ited ▁there . ▁ ▁Un like ▁most ▁other ▁ly ga e ids , ▁which ▁eat ▁se eds , ▁the ▁w ē ki u ▁bug ▁has ▁adapted ▁to ▁feed ▁on ▁insect s ▁that ▁are ▁blow n ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁die . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁small ▁a ▁resource ▁as ▁it ▁might ▁seem