Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . Photo by] The White Ant. [£. sup, In parts of Africa the terinite, or whiteant, isan iiniiortant article of food, and is eaten raw or after boiling or roasting. Parched inan iron pot over a gentle fire, much as coffee is roastc-d, they are delicious, delicate and Photo hv] The SaCba Ant. I/:. .sVt/.. This ant—referred to on anoth-r page as a cultivator of ninshroonis-is used as food in Brazil. .\t th«- time when the winged males andfemales issue from thi- nest they are caught by basketfuls and eaten.
Marvels of insect life ; a popular account of structure and habit . Photo by] The White Ant. [£. sup, In parts of Africa the terinite, or whiteant, isan iiniiortant article of food, and is eaten raw or after boiling or roasting. Parched inan iron pot over a gentle fire, much as coffee is roastc-d, they are delicious, delicate and Photo hv] The SaCba Ant. I/:. .sVt/.. This ant—referred to on anoth-r page as a cultivator of ninshroonis-is used as food in Brazil. .\t th«- time when the winged males andfemales issue from thi- nest they are caught by basketfuls and eaten. The portion here shown is tour times the natural size. 15 i6 Marvels of Insect Life. reason being that meat and salt are now so easily obtainable, and most of thenatives are in a position to buy them. On the other hand, Mr. W. L. Distant,author of The Naturalist in the Transvaal, informs the present writer thathe never heard of the natives eating this particular black and red species, noi does he think it likely that theydo so. Caterpillars of several kindsare eaten by the African Bushmen,the Australian Blackfellow, andthe Chinese. The latter alsoutilize the chrvsalis of the silk-worm after the silk has beenunwound from the cocoMi. Indianrearers of the Tussar silk-mothmake a similar use of the chrysa-lids. More important as a foodis the w
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