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by henrygrew 7y ago
scenes from the local villages,
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- navaati 7y agoWow, these stuff are beasts ! They look enormous !
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- felipemnoa 7y agoA giant net and you could at least eat them after they feast on your crops: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust#As_food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust#As_food There is no more ferocious predator than humans. If they became a delicacy all over the world they wouldn't stand a chance in hell. According to the wikipedia article: "Locusts yield about five times more edible protein per unit of fodder than cattle, and produce lower levels of greenhouse gases in the process."
- henrygrew 7y agoYeah, a good source of protein, with the huge numbers a challenge would be drying and storage
- londons_explore 7y agoYou probably already have equipment to dry and store the grain. Reuse of the same equipment to dry the insects might be doable.
- WaitWaitWha 7y agoAnd... you have Wuhan v2...
- jxramos 7y agoI always wondered why they're not collected and fed to chickens. Seems like a flock of fowl of any kind would gorge on these juicy bugs. Even a small inset net should harvest a good amount.