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eltondegeneres
4105 days ago
Isn't cricket feed mostly corn and soy? Seems like it would be more efficient to eat the raw ingredients rather than the crickets.
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_abattoir
4105 days ago
Crickets are less metabolically demanding than humans. We need tricksy things like fiber and animal protein, but crickets can get by on simple sugars and cellulose.
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josefresco
4105 days ago
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectnutrition.html
http://healthland.time.com/2013/08/21/why-eating-bugs-is-goo...
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