How Bugs Became a Global Superfood

While many Westerners find the idea of eating beetles or crickets unappetizing, this view is actually a global outlier. For ...
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Maggots are an incredibly efficient source of protein, which may make them the next superfood for humans

They are maggots. Specifically, they are larvae of the black soldier fly, being reared by InsectiPro, one of Kenya’s largest black soldier fly farms. Once they mature, the larvae will be made into ...
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Insect protein? Edible worms? Why you may want to add these nutritious critters to your diet — if you can get over the 'ick factor'.

While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...
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‘You’ll have a long life’: In DR Congo, maggots and caterpillars are prized food

They’re tastier than they look. Edible insects in the form of wriggling maggots or hairy caterpillars are both delicacy and staple in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a central African nation ...
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Why Texas scientists are breeding flesh-eating maggots

In the Texas border city of Edinburg, scientists are getting ready to release millions of invasive, flesh-eating flies into ...
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'You'll have a long life': In DR Congo, maggots and caterpillars are prized food

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — They're tastier than they look. Edible insects in the form of wriggling maggots or hairy caterpillars are both delicacy and staple in the Democratic Republic ...