Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Giant Burmese Mantis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hierodula quinquepatellata
- Hierodula werneri
- Hierodula chinensis
- Hierodula venosa
- Hierodula majuscula
- Sphodromantis lineola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Mantodea
- Family
- Mantidae
- Genus
- Hierodula
- Species
- Hierodula pistillinota
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