Ben Hohenstatt Juneau Empire. Three boys sat rapt in their theater seats beaming at a selection of snacks. Orrin Noon, 10, Arlo Davis, 11 and Axel Boily, 10, had just received samples of seasoned chapulines — Mexican grasshoppers — and cooked, farm-raised locusts, and the boys were ready to nosh on the crunchy critters.
Ben Hohenstatt Juneau Empire Chapulines seemed to be the crowd favorite. The locusts, which were served intact and on skewers, had a texture and flavor that could have passed for dried corn husk. However, there was no mistaking the black bug eyes that lifelessly peered toward the darkened theater ceiling for plant matter. Gordon also brought cricket-containing energy bars, and the general consensus was the energy bars tasted basically like any other energy bar.
During the talk that preceded the taste test, Gordon made the case for entomophagy — the practice of eating insects — in the U. The event was part of the Science on Screen program , which pairs movies with science-oriented presentations. Food and Drug Administration has allowable limits for bugs.
Gordon said there would be benefits to intentionally eating and farming bugs, too. He said bugs are nutritionally dense — pound for pound, cricket has about as much protein as ground beef — and have less negative impact on the environment.
Insects produce fewer greenhouse gases and ammonia than cattle or pigs, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. They require less land and water than cattle, and a FAO report states bugs may pose less risk of transmitting infections to humans and wildlife. Some moths can stridulate too. Decades ago, scientists learned that certain moths are able to escape predatory bats by making sudden evasive movements when they hear the sonar of an approaching bat.
The moths create a sort of blanket of sound around themselves, so the bats cannot sense them clearly in the cloud of noise. The moths are reported to stridulate by rubbing their genital parts together. Less dramatic acoustic signaling can be done by tapping some body part against the substrate.
For instance, certain grasshoppers tap their feet, cockroaches tap the tip of the abdomen, and certain beetles bang their heads.
Flies and bees buzz, using the flight muscles and wings. The buzzing of bumblebees and some solitary bees is important in the pollination of numerous plants: the buzzing releases pollen, which falls onto the bees, which then carry the pollen to another flower this buzz is said to be quite different from an angry buzz. Male cicadas have special organs in paired cavities in the front part of the abdomen.
The fifth main means of sound production by insects is by forcibly ejecting air or fluid from the body. Bombardier beetles eject from the anus a hot fluid that vaporizes when it meets air; the high temperature is generated when two different chemical substances are combined at the time of ejection.
A popping sound accompanies the fluid ejection. This unusual system is a defense mechanism. Sound production by forcible expulsion of air is said to be rare in insects. This is one of the unusual things in Alaska that is better to hear about than see! Evan Kane Flickr. The Himmelman's Plume Moth isn't a bug to worry about but it can be intimidating if you catch it flying straight toward your forehead.
These guys can either look like a mosquito or just a dead piece of leaf on the ground when not in flight. Either way, they wont hurt you. Sheesh, it's just a moth, calm down! A flash of light from the ground, you jump, you squeal, you run! The Metallic Crab Spider has won again. These spiders are members of the Running Crab Spider clan but don't worry they can't catch up with you.
They just use their super fast speed to catch other bugs, not your ankles! A scary name for a seriously scary bug. The Wolf Spider is feared pretty much anywhere it can be found. They are like a hairy, big, black tarantula. Only maybe not so big Don't worry, even they hang out in houses they really only come out at night, so just keep your bedroom door shut tight This is one example of Alaska wildlife you should stay far, far away from.
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