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Maggots Are an Incredibly Efficient Source of Protein, Which May Make Them the Next Superfood for Humans (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly if we can make them taste ok I wouldn’t care. People are weird about eating bugs.

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Lobster, shrimp etc are all just giant sea bugs, so yeah I kind of agree.

Still feels gross to think about eating maggots though.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 14 hours ago

Yes, it does.