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  2. Category:Edible insects - Wikipedia

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    Insect species that are edible for humans. This is an object category, entries have to meet the following requirement: ... is an edible insect . Pages in category "Edible insects"

  3. Insects as food - Wikipedia

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    Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. [1] Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis. [ 2 ] Globally, more than 2,000 insect species are considered edible, though far fewer are discussed for industrialized mass production and regionally authorized for use in food.

  4. Gonimbrasia belina - Wikipedia

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    Gonimbrasia belina is a species of emperor moth which is native to the warmer parts of southern Africa.Its large edible caterpillar, known as the mopane worm, madora, amacimbi “pigeon moth”, masonja or Seboko sa Mongana, feeds primarily but not exclusively on mopane tree leaves.

  5. Insect protein? Edible worms? Why you may want to add ... - AOL

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    How nutritious are edible worms and insects? Many are a complete source of protein and high in iron, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, B-vitamins, amino acids, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and fiber.

  6. Entomophagy - Wikipedia

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    Eighty percent of the world's nations eat insects of 1,000 to 2,000 species. [10] [11] FAO has registered some 1,900 edible insect species and estimates that there were, in 2005, some two billion insect consumers worldwide. FAO suggests eating insects as a possible solution to environmental degradation caused by livestock production. [12]

  7. Rock tripe - Wikipedia

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    Rock tripe is the common name for various lichens of the genus Umbilicaria that grow on rocks. [1] They are widely distributed, including on bare rock in Antarctica, and throughout northern parts of North America such as New England and the Rocky Mountains.

  8. Phragmites - Wikipedia

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    The leaves, roots, seeds and stems of phragmites are edible. [11] Young shoots can be cooked or eaten raw just like bamboo shoots. The young stems, "while still green and fleshy, can be dried and pounded into a fine powder, which when moistened is roasted like marshmallows." The seeds and rhizomes "can be ground into flour or made into gruel."

  9. List of edible insects by country - Wikipedia

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    Leafcutter ant species eaten in Colombia and Venezuela. [6]Ant. Liometopum apiculatum (pupae); Liometopum occidental (pupae) (Hormigas Culonas/Big-Butt Ant) Atta Laevigata Dung Beetle species eaten in Colombia.