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> Insects and crustaceans (shrimps, lobsters, etc.) are closely related ... One important difference: salt-water animals (including crustaceans) harbor parasit

> Insects and crustaceans (shrimps, lobsters, etc.) are closely related ... One important difference: salt-water animals (including crustaceans) harbor parasites which are less compatible with humans, for them humans are dead-end, they can't close the complex reproduction cycle. Land insects and fresh-water crustaceans (e.g. crayfish) are much more dangerous for humans. Lobster sashimi is much safer than eating a raw crayfish from a river or lake. The latter can cause a serious lungs disease. > if you eat fresh produce from your garden, there are likely to come some small critters along with that. I once found a caterpillar inside an eggplant ;)

sidkshatriya 4y ago
> One important difference: salt-water animals (including crustaceans) harbor parasites which are less compatible with humans, for them humans are dead-end, they can't close the complex reproduction cycle. Land insects and fresh-water crustaceans (e.g. crayfish) are much more dangerous for humans. Nice point. The flip side is that with land based insects the parasites can close the cycle with humans/mammals and hence insect consumption can be more risky. (Parent comment) > if you eat fresh produce from your garden, there are likely to come some small critters along with that. Eating food with the occasional insect that has gotten through (e.g in a vegetable or salad) will not be as risky as eating large amounts of insect mass. The probability of then getting a parasite or disease then will be much higher. Its just mathematics. Why increase your risk probability?
- languageserver 4y ago
  > Why increase your risk probability? this will always be the case. we can "survive" on a very safe diet