My local uni and 1st line of information on bug ingestion -- "good" or otherwise.
My cousins who lived in Ghana told me certain termites, roasted over the campfire, tasted remarkably like shrimp with lemon.
I'm about as likely to try that as I am the dung beetles, who's nutrition info is listed at the ISU site <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> And god knows the dogs eat LOTS of things I'll pass on (panty hose, rocks, bolts, cat crap...).
I think they wonder why we throw away so many amusing and tasty things.
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Joel Coates
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Professor of Entomology & Toxicology
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3140
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Stephan,
I don't think there is any health concern for a dog eating cicadas. I am not aware of any toxins or allergens in them. The cicada legs have some small spines, but considering what else dogs eat (everything!), I don't believe those would represent a hazard.
Yes, the cicada killer wasps are still around, usually for a fairly short time period, later in the summer. It seems like I've seen fewer in recent years than previously, but I don't know if anyone has documented any decline in their populations. Most species of insects tend
to go through some population cycles, where they are prominent for some period, then less prominent for a while.
Joel Coats
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Will.... would bugs be considered low carb? Are some bugs more Atkins friendly than others? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Well, in survival training they taught us that most bugs were an excellent source of emergency food - they're about 35% fat content, and it's hard to get fats in an emergency situation.
Just a little weird trivia for ya there.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Originally posted by Will Rambeau: Well, in survival training they taught us that most bugs were an excellent source of emergency food - they're about 35% fat content, and it's hard to get fats in an emergency situation.
Just a little weird trivia for ya there.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Well cicadas are very common here in NM. I used to manage a swimming pool back in college. There were thousands of them around the old cottonwoods growing on the grounds.
One day a young patron was walking around picking up cicadas and placing them in a pillow case. He had to of had a couple hundred.
I asked him what he was doing with them and he replied "they taste like shrimp". No sh*%. Of course I've gotten a lot of laughs out of that but I guess if I were truly hungry........shrimp ain't bad.
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Kevin,
The person doing the collection was probably a liberal arts major and was simply preparing for the long periods of time in between jobs when they graduated! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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