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Eat the Beetles! An Exploration of Our Conflicted Relationship with Insects
By Waltner-Toews, David
- ISBN
- 9781770413146 9781773050355
- Publisher
- ECW
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Reviewed on April 15, 2017 | Science and Technology
Who'd have thought a book about entomophagy—the human consumption of insects—could be fun and also a serious investigation of the ecological and cultural issues involved? Waltner-Toews (emeritus, veterinary science, Univ. of Guelph, Ont.) has written about icky subjects before (The Origin of Feces), and here again his combination of witty and critical approaches goes beyond the sensational to ponder deeper questions: Is eating bugs good for us? For them? For the planet? Can an ins...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
