Africa - you eat worms? by busi2ness
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Description
Ever felt like supplementing your protein intake the African way? Have you ever heard of mopane worms being harvested? If it sounds appetising, read on... (besides, you eat shrimps, don't you?! *LOL*)
These eggs are laid by the
mopane moth on the leaf of a mopane tree. Please look at the shape of the leaf, it is moth/butterfly shaped and "mopane" means "butterfly"!
Read more about the worm delicacy. Bon appetite!

Comments (16)
I'll pass on this protein meal. Suddenly I love carbohydrates..lol. Excellent shot. Aloha
Brilliant detailed and colourful shot, I love where you've placed the eggs in the compo too. I ate these guys in Botswana the dried out ones, they taste like dry, burnt toast. Not bad at all!
Yum yum. Been there, done that. I lived in Zimbabwe for the first few years of my life and I always shared our gardener's lunch meals with him. The worms were just one of the native meals I had tried as an adventurous youth. Great photo Piet
very good capture!!!! impressiv green and very good detail!!! good day and Bon appetit for you too ;)
beautiful find and capture ... oh i havnt seen anything like those worms!- hmm but i think i will pass on eating it !!...WOW they eat them?.... fantastic shot!
Enjoyed the link and info, nice sharp pic...don't think I'd care to try the worms...well, maybe chocolate covered?
Sounds odd but I suppose it might be like caviar!?! Oh well..when in Rome... Nice presentation! :0)
Ha ha, no worms for me though! Original work, many times I find eggs in summer and ask myself what it might result in, but this is clear now! Gorgeous work, Piet! :)
Great photo, but no worms for me thanks!
If we knew what we eat... lol but at the restaurants we don't know how they made the food... maybe we eat lots of worms... ARGHHH Excellent shot, thanks!
they say that we consume many spiders during our sleep but I hope not. excellent macro-so clear
cool shape but I just ate so I pass on the worms
I love this one ! No problem for eat the eggs !!! Lol ! I've eat so many insects when I was a little girl, in Africa... and some months ago in Thailand, some grasshopers and other delicious warms.... Miam miam !!!!! Really a splendid shot, love the contrast of colors. V
i'll try anything once.. & the tree's leaves are buttery cool..
Looks like it could be tasty, but now for me. Thanks anyway and thanks for the intriguing info!
Very cool! Thanks for the link!!