Giant Thorny Stick Insect
(Trachyaretaon Brueckneri)
Fun Facts
Giant Thorny Stick Insect
Animal Class
Invertebrate
Distribution
Saba, in Borneo
Diet
Fresh leaves of bramble, blackberry, rose, oak raspberry or ivy.
Lifespan
Up to 2 years
Did you know?
Their spikes are not used to fight or sting, but in nature they do serve to make it harder to eat the stick insect.
See our Giant Thorny Stick Insect!
You can find our colonies of Giant Thorny Stick Insects in the Nocturnal House and Reptile House.
The Giant Thorny Stick Insect Population
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Population Trend
Stable
Threats
Deforestation
Population
Unknown
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