So many insects

Did you know?

There are over a million different insect species on earth.

Many of them are not fully discovered yet. That is a huge variety of insect species starting with grasshoppers and ending with dragonflys.

Some of them live longer - some of them only a short period like the dragonfly for example.

The dragonfly lives only a day! All they do is basically search for a mating partner and then ... its over again for the next cycle.

In asian cultures the people are eating insects. They are a huge source of protein and also pretty cheap. Since insects are commonly distributed and widely spread they have saved many lives.

From an eastern point of view insects don't seem to be so delicious. Most of them would never eat an insect or a worm. Maybe if they are a bit more processed - there is an insect hamburger restaurant in belgium - the people would be more open to it.

Now the question to you - have you ever eaten insects? Is this normal for you?

I hope you liked this fact as much as I did!

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