tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post860162938569176364..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: Why I do not endorse entomophagyBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-91723497377455953132016-04-04T03:19:19.993-05:002016-04-04T03:19:19.993-05:00Your argument lacks citation. I can dig up a hundr...Your argument lacks citation. I can dig up a hundred research paper about entomophagy that proves contradictory to your claim.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077895163830123284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-22299470849284849352012-09-19T17:17:17.256-05:002012-09-19T17:17:17.256-05:00Thank you for opening this discussion.
I second ...Thank you for opening this discussion. <br /><br />I second what Vanessa cardui says<br /><br />I don't think our culture has a close enough relationship with insects that we can eat them with the loving respect we (ideally) should bring to the table. Without that respect, eating them puts us at risk of simply changing our current habit of killing them to get rid of them, to instead Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597222061924853443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-33829477737794950862012-09-13T12:42:42.393-05:002012-09-13T12:42:42.393-05:00Sushi bars were seen as gimmickry at first, too.
...Sushi bars were seen as gimmickry at first, too. <br /><br />Personally, gathering, processing, cooking, and sharing insects as food has increased my overall appreciation and awareness of life at every level. Killing something as tiny as an insect for food really brings the rest of the food chain into perspective. Daniellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922426324551174422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-230458995227661512012-09-13T00:26:11.839-05:002012-09-13T00:26:11.839-05:00That is *exactly* it, Vanessa, thank you. I may h...That is *exactly* it, Vanessa, thank you. I may have to invite you to do guest blogs periodically ;-)Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-53482617379013003692012-09-12T20:37:28.892-05:002012-09-12T20:37:28.892-05:00I think what offends is the gimmickry, leading to ...I think what offends is the gimmickry, leading to trivialization for entertainment purposes of life forms. Life forms have lives, fascinating lives, that we hopefully can study, appreciate, learn from. Certainly peoples have used insects as food traditionally (mono lake alkali fly larvae being my fave example) but this was not a trivial faddish thing to do, rather a part of their overall vanessa carduihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-62536416487760638692012-09-11T23:28:02.694-05:002012-09-11T23:28:02.694-05:00I think I need to clarify something. I do not obj...I think I need to clarify something. I do not object to entomophagy itself. What I object to is the promotion of it at the expense of praising insects in their living state, and the many benefits we derive from them as living creatures. That the media has embraced entomophagy demonstrations is even worse.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-9122954129296601692012-09-11T23:12:38.961-05:002012-09-11T23:12:38.961-05:00Very interesting....I think the intentions are act...Very interesting....I think the intentions are actually pretty good here, and if insects don't perceive pain....The insect becomes an extension of the person with the controls, allowing us to explore places in a way never before possible. Thank you for sharing that.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-74579627271362927852012-09-11T23:10:18.573-05:002012-09-11T23:10:18.573-05:00Fair enough, Paul.Fair enough, Paul.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-87986873523036054102012-09-11T21:19:03.765-05:002012-09-11T21:19:03.765-05:00i suppose... you draw your lines....
http://blog...i suppose... you draw your lines....<br /><br /><br />http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/09/11/meet-the-newest-cyborg-a-remote-controlled-cockroach/<br />P.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14988020195718297482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-25157254806606155522012-09-11T21:07:20.135-05:002012-09-11T21:07:20.135-05:00My entomophagy has only given me greater appreciat...My entomophagy has only given me greater appreciation for insects in general.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953582155385508486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-77309117823824813182012-09-11T21:05:01.544-05:002012-09-11T21:05:01.544-05:00I am very much appreciating the additional comment...I am very much appreciating the additional comments here, thank you! This is exactly the kind of dialogue that I hoped would happen. I would say insects are "models" in the fields of engineering and technology, not "products" in and of themselves, but that point is well taken.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-63940522530420969862012-09-11T20:17:35.610-05:002012-09-11T20:17:35.610-05:00Of the million+ species of insect that we know of,...Of the million+ species of insect that we know of, it is impossible to generalize their value into just pollination, degradation, etc. Insects have provided sustenance to our primate ancestors and cousins for millennia, and played a key role in our evolution specifically as food. Honoring and perceiving them as such is a far cry better than exterminating them out of habit and ingrained aversion. Daniellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922426324551174422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-40316629252290369632012-09-11T19:37:03.365-05:002012-09-11T19:37:03.365-05:00interesting perspective...
I'm not sure the t...interesting perspective...<br /><br />I'm not sure the two views are mutually exclusive. I see no conflict at all in teaching the wonder of bugs, the wonder of the world we can learn from bugs and the way we can use bugs to help us live better on earth. <br /><br />I mean, seems like you're picking and choosing a little here, Eric. (I'll try not to go on and on about Red Lobster and P.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14988020195718297482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-88506772762167086092012-09-11T18:53:57.314-05:002012-09-11T18:53:57.314-05:00Hahaha! I absolutely LOVE your comments, Margaret...Hahaha! I absolutely LOVE your comments, Margarethe. Very well-worded, informative, and poking a little fun, too :-) Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-40267605603247439252012-09-11T13:51:03.800-05:002012-09-11T13:51:03.800-05:00Like you, I am very turned off by the idea that in...Like you, I am very turned off by the idea that insects can only be valued if they directly feed humans and even more by the fact that every insect festival and certainly any news article about an insect related event has to feature some chef that prepares brownies made from grasshoppers. <br />But the nutritional value of insects compared to the investment of raising them is indeed very high, Margarethe Brummermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.com