Giant Thorny Stick Insect
(Trachyaretaon brueckneri)
FUN FACTS
Animal Class: Invertebrate.
Distribution: Saba, in Borneo.
Diet: Fresh leaves of bramble, blackberry, rose, oak raspberry or ivy.
Lifespan: Up to 2 years.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Unknown.
Population Trend
Unknown.
Threats
There are no major threats to this species.
Population
Unknown
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.
