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Category Archives: insects
Human insect use and consumption – a compilation
I was shocked to read recently that around 1 TRILLION (1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000) individual insects are currently raised for consumption and killed on farms every year. It’s a staggering number, all the more so for the fact that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in insects, Uncategorized, Victims in the shadows
Tagged African palm weevil (Rhynchoporus phoenicis), cricket (Acheta domesticus), domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori), environment, honeybee (Apis mellifera), insects, invertebrate, mopane caterpillar (Imbrasia belina), sentience, sentient, yellow meal worm (Tenebrio molitor)
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There's an Elephant in the Room blog 