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No food, dont worry eat Insects

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         We quote that “insects are glorified invertebrates”. The practice of eating edible insects and insect based food is called entomophagy and when it is related to humans, it is called anthropo-entomophagy or human entomophagy. About one million insect species are reported and even more are yet to be documented. Insect origin is very old and evolution produces their great biodiversity. Out of million insect species, only about 5000 species are considered to be harmful . Insects are very important for ecosystem as they do various roles such as pollination, pest control, composting  etc . Various animals are entomophagus  viz . spiders, lizards, birds, mammals and even some insects. Anthropo-entomophagy is considered very primitive and taboo in some regions of the world especially in western countries, while in many regions it is widely accepted and important part of regular diets. Most edible insects are not reared or cultured, they are har...