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It's no secret that insect-eating has become an important part

June 24, 2019 by Catherine Pope

It's no secret that insect-eating has become an important part of cultures around the globe, and even the very first human diet made it through the industrial revolution. And it's something that's still happening. Insects in this world are not really a food source as much as human beings are, but a means of expressing ourselves through the form of food. And in fact, insect-eating has even become the cultural norm, as chefs and foodies alike are taking note.

"I know that food is important for us, but I never imagined that that would happen in the first place," said Dr. Susan S. Johnson, a professor of nutritional anthropology at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, who was not involved in the effort to produce this infographic. "It doesn't take a ton of research to get to certain points in food that people love and even that people are excited about. And that's something I'm really excited about. People can love insects and love making them. And for me, that's the biggest thing this year."

But if you're not yet familiar with insects, it's easy to take their nature as a form of entertainment, or just as a means of communicating through a variety of mediums. Insects are just a few of the ingredients that are used to make them. And for us, they're just part of the food we eat in the world today.

So, what's the next step? There is no easy answer, but it seems that insects have just begun to take over the culinary world. "The best thing that I can tell you about insects is that they have already been around for a while," says Dr. Johnson. "I'm excited about their introduction because there is this sense that we're really in this place, that they're there for us. In fact, it's not just one person or one culture, but over the next five years we will be able to see the insects and the food as a whole and just see how they go about their lives, and that is something we should be excited about as well."

Of course, these insects will still be eaten by everyone. But it is important to consider that you might be able to become a fly-trap. "We have a lot of flies in this world," says Dr. Johnson. "And you might be able to get a bit of them. I can't say that we have any specific plans to put up a fly-trap, but we're sure that there's something that we'd