Should insect protein become the dietary norm of the future, how will our descendants feel about our reactions to the first insect aisle in the local supermarket? Could we perhaps be the last generation to be seen as true meat eaters?

      • Asstronaut@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Maybe calling them Land Crustaceans might help sell them a bit more? How about shellveal or ground kippers?

      • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Spiders aren’t insects. I think they all come under “arthropods”.

        It’s actually covered in the article:

        "Biologically, insects are very similar to shrimps, which is a crustacean species and both crustaceans and insects are arthropods,” says Prof. le Coutre.

        “Arthropods are basically lifeforms either on land or water that are surrounded by a chitin exoskeleton. Most people won’t cringe at the sight of a shrimp on their plate, but many might run if there was an insect crawling on the kitchen counter.

        • fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.eeEnglish
          21·
          10 months ago

          Yes I know. I was awkwardly separating them in my sentence knowing that some cultures (mistakenly) eat insects, and some (also mistakenly) eat spiders.

          That is no excuse for either.