Haaniella echinata is a stick insect species that is native to the entire north of Borneo. After Haaniella scabra, it is the representative of the genus Haaniella that inhabits the highest biotopes on Borneo.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Prickly Haaniella 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
- Haaniella grayii
- Parectatosoma echinus
- Heteropteryx dilatata
- Creoxylus spinosus
- Pylaemenes mitratus
- Epidares nolimetangere
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Phasmida
- Family
- Heteropterygidae
- Genus
- Haaniella
- Species
- Haaniella echinata
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