Comments on: Camel Crickets

By: bugman

bugman — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:36:03 +0000

Thanks for your perspective the taste of the Camel Cricket.

By: Paul Landkamer

Paul Landkamer — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:43:59 +0000

I tried ‘em once. I was impressed, now I actively seek them. I serve them as “choice” insects at events, and most folks come back for seconds and more. Boiled or stir-fried, they’ve got a shrimp-like texture and (using imagination) near-shrimp-taste. Their exoskeletons aren’t nearly as hard as other insects either.

By: alanrnmahler

alanrnmahler — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:18:02 +0000

I was wondering what these were myself. I had left a bucket out side with a bag full of dog mess (if you know what I mean) and the bucket had about 30 of these funny looking bugs in it. I guess thay liked the food????? Nasty!!!!!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:10:14 +0000

Camel Cricket edibility
Though I’ve not read about anyone [meaning, really, any particular culture or group of people] eating camel crickets, from what I’ve seen there are very few Orthoptera that are bad to eat. It may be that these varieties of crickets eat stuff that make them less palatable, and so they’re not the list for that reason. This kind of thing happens with some types of mushroom also.