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> They don't have muscles or blood vessels They most certainly do. [1] We could argue about whether the hydraulic structures of the wing count as "blood vessel

> They don't have muscles or blood vessels They most certainly do. [1] We could argue about whether the hydraulic structures of the wing count as "blood vessels" - probably not for this purpose, inasmuch as they do not really circulate - but muscles, absolutely. I mean, yes, insects are arthropods, and there are a few of those (such as salticids, which anyway are arachnids and not insects) who use hydraulic pressure to power some movements. But even for them, that's a special case; mostly they use muscles to move, just like we do, albeit with a very different style of scaffolding. And, just generally - have you never eaten crab or lobster? What did you imagine you were eating then, if not muscle? Why assume other arthropods would not be constructed in a fashion generally similar to those? [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_physiology#Muscular_system https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_physiology#Muscular_s...

koheripbal 6y ago
You are correct, but the meat is a small percentage of their body weight and cannot be separated out from the rest. So you still cannot create a meat meal with insects.
- falsaberN1 6y ago
  If there was a bug big enough that you can remove the shell like a shrimp, that'd be nice. I hate the little bits you end up with between your teeth when it's the whole bug roasted or such.
tsimionescu 6y ago
> have you never eaten crab or lobster? What did you imagine you were eating then, if not muscle? Why assume other arthropods would not be constructed in a fashion generally similar to those? While you are ultimately right, it should be noted that the arthropods are a huge category of animals, and humans are much closer to fish (taxonomically) than insects are to crabs. In fact, insects and crabs are as close as we are to Tunicates [0]: the same phylum, Chordata for us or Arthropoda for them, but different Subphylums (Vertebrata vs Tunicata for us, Insecta vs Crustacea for them). However, essentially all animals have muscles, from the simplest worms up. Sponges and a few other extremely simplistic animals do lack these, but they are minority exceptions. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunicate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunicate

koheripbal 6y ago

You are correct, but the meat is a small percentage of their body weight and cannot be separated out from the rest. So you still cannot create a meat meal with insects.

falsaberN1 6y ago
If there was a bug big enough that you can remove the shell like a shrimp, that'd be nice. I hate the little bits you end up with between your teeth when it's the whole bug roasted or such.

tsimionescu 6y ago

> have you never eaten crab or lobster? What did you imagine you were eating then, if not muscle? Why assume other arthropods would not be constructed in a fashion generally similar to those? While you are ultimately right, it should be noted that the arthropods are a huge category of animals, and humans are much closer to fish (taxonomically) than insects are to crabs. In fact, insects and crabs are as close as we are to Tunicates [0]: the same phylum, Chordata for us or Arthropoda for them, but different Subphylums (Vertebrata vs Tunicata for us, Insecta vs Crustacea for them). However, essentially all animals have muscles, from the simplest worms up. Sponges and a few other extremely simplistic animals do lack these, but they are minority exceptions. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunicate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunicate