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  2. 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. [6] Suri (larvae) Onthophagus Taurus; Euchroma Giganteum; Podischnus Agenor [7] Caryobruchus Scheelaea [7] Caterpillar species eaten ...

  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. 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"

  5. Leporinus muyscorum - Wikipedia

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    The edible species is important in the freshwater fish culture in Colombia, as it adapts easily to artificial food. Leporinus muyscorum does not breed in captivity. [ 7 ] The omnivorous species feeds on Luehea seemannii seeds, [ 8 ] fish detritus and insects.

  6. Escamol - Wikipedia

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    Escamoles (Spanish: [eskaˈmoles] ⓘ; Nahuatl languages: azcamolli, [1] from azcatl 'ant' and molli 'puree' [2]), known colloquially as Mexican caviar or insect caviar, are the edible larvae and pupae of ants of the species Liometopum apiculatum and L. occidentale var. luctuosum. [3]

  7. Inga edulis - Wikipedia

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    It is popular in Peru, Ecuador, Pernambuco-Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia. [4] The taxonomic name Inga is derived from its name with the Tupí people of South America (ingá [5]) while the species name edulis is Latin for "edible". The common name "ice-cream bean" alludes to the sweet flavor and smooth texture of the pulp.

  8. Fauna of Colombia - Wikipedia

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    Colombia has the largest number of endemic species (species that are not found naturally anywhere else) worldwide. About 10% of the species in the world live in Colombia. [ 2 ] Some determinant factors in the distribution range of the species are the weather conditions, temperature , humidity and sunlight availability.

  9. Entomophagy in humans - Wikipedia

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    A study on the prevalence of allergies to edible insects in Thailand indicated that: [A]pproximately 7.4% of people experienced an adverse reaction indicative of an edible-insect allergy and 14.7% of people experienced multiple adverse reactions indicative of an edible-insect allergy.