Biology:Entomophagy

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Short description: Practice of eating insects by organisms
Robber fly feeding on wasp
Fried saturniid caterpillars being served on bread for human consumption

Entomophagy (/ˌɛntəˈmɒfədʒi/, from Greek ἔντομον éntomon, 'insect', and φαγεῖν phagein, 'to eat') is the practice of eating insects. An alternative term is insectivory.[1][2] Terms for organisms that practice entomophagy are entomophage and insectivore.

Entomophagy is sometimes defined to also include the eating of arthropods other than insects, such as arachnids and myriapods; eating arachnids may also be referred to as arachnophagy.

In non-humans

Main page: Biology:Insectivore
Entomophagy among animals: The giant anteater is a mammal specialized in eating insects

Entomophagy is widespread among many animals, including non-human primates.[3] Animals that feed primarily on insects are called insectivores.


In humans

Human consumption of a cirina larva in Burkina Faso

Entomophagy is scientifically described as widespread among non-human primates and common among many human communities.[3] The scientific term describing the practice of eating insects by humans is anthropo-entomophagy.[4] The eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults of certain insects have been eaten by humans from prehistoric times to the present day.[5] Around 3,000 ethnic groups practice entomophagy.[6] Human insect-eating (anthropo-entomophagy) is common to cultures in most parts of the world, including Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia , and New Zealand. Eighty percent of the world's nations eat insects of 1,000 to 2,000 species.[7][8] FAO has registered some 1,900 edible insect species and estimates that there were, in 2005, some two billion insect consumers worldwide. FAO suggests eating insects as a possible solution to environmental degradation caused by livestock production.[9]

In some societies, primarily western nations, entomophagy is uncommon or taboo.[10][11][12][13][14][15] Today, insect eating is uncommon in North America and Europe, but insects remain a popular food elsewhere, and some companies are trying to introduce insects as food into Western diets.[16] A recent analysis of Google Trends data showed that people in Japan have become increasingly interested in entomophagy since 2013.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Deluycker, Anneke (April 2017): Insectivory. In: The International Encyclopedia of Primatology. John Wiley & Sons . 10.1002/9781119179313.wbprim0062.
  2. ↑ Science Direct: Insectivory.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Raubenheimer, David; Rothman, Jessica M. (January 2013). "Nutritional ecology of entomophagy in humans and other primates". Annual Review of Entomology 58 (141–160): 141–160. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100713. PMID 23039342. 
  4. ↑ Ramos-Elorduy, Julieta (2009). "Anthropo-entomophagy: Cultures, evolution and sustainability". Entomological Research 39 (5): 271–288. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00238.x. 
  5. ↑ "Entomophagy (Eating insects)". http://cisr.ucr.edu/entomophagy.html. 
  6. ↑ Ramos-Elorduy, Julieta; Menzel, Peter (1998). Creepy crawly cuisine: the gourmet guide to edible insects. Inner Traditions / Bear & Company. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-89281-747-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7f1LkFz11gC. Retrieved 23 April 2014. 
  7. ↑ Carrington, Damian (1 August 2010). "Insects could be the key to meeting food needs of growing global population". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/aug/01/insects-food-emissions. 
  8. ↑ Ramos-Elorduy, Julieta (2009). "Anthropo-Entomophagy: Cultures, Evolution And Sustainability". Entomological Research 39 (5): 271–288. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00238.x. 
  9. ↑ "Insects for food and feed" (Press releases). http://www.fao.org/edible-insects/en/. 
  10. ↑ Meyer-Rochow, Victor Benno (2009). "Food taboos: their origins and purposes". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 5 (18): 18. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-18. PMID 19563636. 
  11. ↑ Weiss, M. L.; Mann, A.E. (1985). Human Biology and Behaviour: An Anthropological Perspective.. Little Brown & Co.. ISBN 978-0-673-39013-4. [page needed]
  12. ↑ McElroy, A.; Townsend, P. K. (1989). Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective. Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-0742-8. https://archive.org/details/medicalanthropol00mcel. 
  13. ↑ Saggers, S.; Gray, D. (1991). Aboriginal Health & Society: The Traditional and Contemporary Aboriginal Struggle for Better Health. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-86373-057-0. [page needed]
  14. ↑ Gordon, David George (1998). The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-977-6. [page needed]
  15. ↑ Wilson, Charles B. (2015). All Cricket, No Bull.... CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1503079649. [page needed]
  16. ↑ Thompson, Addie (7 July 2013). "Want To Help Solve The Global Food Crisis? Eat More Crickets". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2013/07/31/want-to-help-solve-the-global-food-crisis-eat-more-crickets/. 
  17. ↑ Takada, Kenta (31 March 2022). "Do Japanese interest in anthropo-entomophagy become really increased? – Analysis on the Japanese interest using Google Trend (preliminary study)". Bulletin of the Itami City Museum of Insects 10: 11–14. doi:10.34335/itakon.10.0_11. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/itakon/10/0/10_11/_pdf/-char/ja. 

Further reading

  • Domnas, Aristotle J.; Warner, Steven A. (1991). "Biochemical Activities of Entomophagous Fungi". Critical Reviews in Microbiology 18 (1): 1–13. doi:10.3109/10408419109113507. PMID 1854431. 
  • Ramos-Elorduy, Julieta (2009). "Anthropo-entomophagy: Cultures, evolution and sustainability". Entomological Research 39 (5): 271–288. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2009.00238.x. 

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