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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I hate to break it to people, but this universe is the one where people occasionally eat spiders.

Consider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_spider

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

nope. nope. a bazillion times nope.

these spiders, though....

recipe

[–] neatobuilds 4 points 1 month ago

Awesome, how do you find enough spider eggs to fill it though

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

fried alongside the garlic until "the legs are almost completely stiff, by which time the contents of the abdomen are not so runny."

not so runny.

[–] neatobuilds 3 points 1 month ago

Like how people eat eggs or drink cow milk, things are weird but people do it anyway

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The relevant xkcd strikes once more!

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Call me Mr. Frog then, because I fkng love those wet bugs. Especially fried 🍤🍤🍤🍋

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[–] ineffable@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Sea_pop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Man, three body problem is such a good show! I cannot wait for the second season and I just got the books

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd be fine with eating bugs too if they grew large enough for me to not have to eat the exoskeleton as well.

[–] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And can be properly gutted and de-veined.

[–] azi@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I don't really see the point of deveining. It doesn't change the flavour and the digestive tract is entirely safe to eat

[–] CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

shrimps is bugs

[–] azi@mander.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm a firm bug centrist—non-hemipterans can be bugs but they have to be from a terrestrial lineage.

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Haha, my favorite crochet youtuber Complicated Knots made a series of videos on "Bugsmas" (for Christmas) last year. She included in her bugs such things as bees or beetles, but also a snail and a velvet worm. No hemipterans were included though. But following your definition, all those above could be bugs because they are terrestrial.

[–] azi@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

I thought it didn't need to be said that a bug must be an arthropod. smh, goddamn bug radicals

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm making tempura bugs for dinner. On a night when everyone else gets nachos and pizza. Don't you feel sorry for me?

[–] neatobuilds 1 points 1 month ago

Add some rolly polly chowder on the side

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago
[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Australia calls one of our salt water crays "Balmain bugs"

They're especially popular as a Christmas food