Insects as Human Food: A Chapter of the Ecology of ManA literature survey of use of insects as food, particularly witchetty grubs, ghost moths, bogong moths, lerp beetles, honey ants and bees; includes description of insect totems and related ceremonies. |
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Page 38
... important part of the diet . In this case the only limiting factor is the quantity available . All insects which are neither poisonous nor aposematic ( these are a small minority ) are eagerly gathered for food , whenever they are ...
... important part of the diet . In this case the only limiting factor is the quantity available . All insects which are neither poisonous nor aposematic ( these are a small minority ) are eagerly gathered for food , whenever they are ...
Page 65
... important source , especially before the stages of agriculture and husbandry have been reached . The extensive list of beetles used as food or medicine is valuable for the exactness of the determination of the species . This paper , as ...
... important source , especially before the stages of agriculture and husbandry have been reached . The extensive list of beetles used as food or medicine is valuable for the exactness of the determination of the species . This paper , as ...
Page 282
... important agricul- ture . In addition , animals from big game to mice and fishes formed an important addition to their diet , while the collection of various ports of cactus species , of tubers , of seeds of various grasses , of mush ...
... important agricul- ture . In addition , animals from big game to mice and fishes formed an important addition to their diet , while the collection of various ports of cactus species , of tubers , of seeds of various grasses , of mush ...
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aborigines abundant Africa Alatunya animal Apis aposematic bark baskets bee-keeping bees'-nests beetles birds boiled BRYGOO bugs Bushmen caterpillars Central Australia ceremony China Churinga cicadas collected combs consumed cooked crop delicacy diet dish dried Dytiscid eaten edible eggs entomophagy fire fish flavour forest fried gathering grasshoppers ground Guayakis hives hole honey ants honey-bee honey-hunting honeypots hunt important Indians insects as food Laos larvae leaves lice living locusts London maggots mainly manna Melipona Melophorus mentions Mexico monkeys moths natives nest observed P. L. SIMMONDS palmworm Paris primitive protein pupae quantities reports roasted rocks salt season shrimps Siam silkworm SIMMONDS smoke South species SPENCER stick stingless bees stone swarms taste termite hills termites totem tribes Trigona tropical trunk Veddas vegetable vide waterbugs wild bees wild honey wings witchetty grub women