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Edible Insects: Tasty MorselsDesert Cicada
February 26, 2010
Hi, WTB,
From early June, 2009, a very fresh looking Desert Cicada. It voided when picked up. Northern Sonoran Desert, southern Arizona, about 3,000′.
Best,
Denny
Cactus Dodger
Hi Denny,
We are nearly certain your interesting desert Cicada is Cacama valvata, which we quickly located on BugGuide. We like that it is called a Cactus Dodger.
Cactus Dodger
Thanks for the ID. I had not heard the name Cactus Dodger, but I like it, also.
Cactus Dodger
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Cicadas: eaten the world over
They were — and in many places, still are — popular in Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, China, Malaysia), Africa, and Australia. Some Native American groups ate periodic cicadas. And Aristotle liked them too.
Dave
Posted 27 Feb 2010 at 4:57 am ¶http://www.smallstockfoods.com
and unlike some beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers, I’ve never read about any toxic species of cicada. Therefore if I were in a dire situation (which the world is fairly likely to be in, one of these years) I wouldn’t hesitate to throw down the first cicada I saw, within reasonable circumstances.
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