Gentle Pets & Fierce Fighters
Beetle fight in Japan
Among others, rhino beetles are popular as pets around the world, in part because they are clean, easy to maintain, and safe to handle.
The video of the crawling mega-bug (above) was taken in Costa Rica. Say what you will, but every time I watch it I get the heevy jeevies!
Forms of insect fighting as a gambling sport are practiced in regions of China, Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Male beetles are used in the fights since they have a natural tendency to battle each other for female attention.
Hungry Anyone?
In some parts of the world they actually eat these ginormous bugs. I guess they must be an acquired taste.
Entomologist Séverin Tchibozo suggests they contain much more protein than chicken and beef and they could become a protein source for a large human population.
The taste is described as “kinda” nutty / lobster / crab taste. Very good with a spicy curry and fried eggplant. Wait … so it doesn’t taste just like chicken?
HOW TO PREP YOUR BEETLE FOR DINNER
- Remove the bottom half
- Puree the contents with some seasoning
- Clean the top half
- Flip over and put the contents back in and cook in the upper half of the shell using it as a bowl
- Open wide and say YUM!?
Would you keep one as a pet?
THAT is a big bug,looks prehistoric
H’mmm, mine tasted just like chicken…
if that was in my home id wack that bug with my axe
if my mom saw that she would faint!
McDonalds should have this on their menu as a healthy option low in fat high in protein but low on cholesterol 🙂 tag it as Mc bug
Eatting a beetle ehh,
i am a big fan of beetles.
I MIGHT LIKE TO HAVE ONE BEETLE BIGGER THAN THAT.
I would name mine Heracross.