Like it or not, the massive insect world spans across the entire world, and if one is not at all squeamish, a culinary delight can easily be made using one of the larger insects: the big one, called the cicada.
Dinner anyone?
With over 2,500 species of cicadas with its average length of 2-1/2-3 inches long, this hard shell-like skin bug is known as a tasty delicacy in many cultures. From ancient Greece , to the American Indians and other countries such as China, Malaysia, Burma, Latin America and the Congo, dining on a plate full of cicadas is not only nutritional but low in fat and high in protein as well.
Remember, when cicada hunting, however, try to capture the meatier female cicada population and if, by accident you over hunt, it is good to know, over in China, there is a way to use the cicada shells in traditional medicine.
(You may need to search out a medicine person specializing in cicada shell remedies if you plan to self-treat yourself with cicada meds. Just saying.)
Please, whatever you do, do NOT ask me to help you hunt for these bulging eyed, noisy and alien looking “tree crickets,“ because, up-close, these bugs look scary and did you know some cicadas are able to produce such high sounds, “enough to cause permanent hearing loss in humans should the cicada sing just outside the listener’s ear?” (Wikipedia: the go-to place for all your learning needs! )
Hey, remember to wear some earplugs when hunting. Okay?
Right on, then…let us all dig in…there is plenty of deep-fried, stir-fried and even a pizza cicada dishes to go around and for dessert, cicada candy, of course, and more than enough for this whole crowd! Yay!!
Why not, get close-up into the big bug world and Consider the cicada to be an important food source.
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Now, enough on the cicada, close-up, what other bug dish did you bring to this simply charming bug potluck?
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Fantastic photo but I think I’ll skip the meal, I’m vegetarian!
Good one, Gilly…haha, I think I will join you if cicada is the main item on the menu.
Thanks for sharing and your kind words.
Excellent post Sunshine , I love your idea for this week theme
Would you like a plate of cicadas, Jake? Haha…thanks for making it all happen.
Ha,ha, No Thanks I `m not hungry Sunshine
haha…okay, next time.
I love the sound of the cicada’s at night but I’ll certainly NOT be trying them for dinner – no, no.
I am so with you, Susan!
Haha…
Yes the sound of cicadas is such a sweet childhood memory. Thanks for the reminder and the nod Sunshine.
Hello Carolisle,
The cicada as odd as it looks is an interesting insect and I am glad you have fond memories of them.
Thank you for sharing in the conversation…:)
Sitting in our swing and the sound was almost deafening…They sure know how to do what they do!…I have to say…”I haven’t been hungry enough to eat any bugs…Not to say if I had to I wouldn’t…Just no desire!”…along with some sorts of seafood…
Just to look at a cicada brings no desire to consume them, Marilyn, but perhaps if a fine dining restaurant had them as a featured delicacy entree, it may tempt me to give it a small taste. Ugh, at this point, though, it does seem a bit disgusting…then again, by their gigantic size, I bet cicadas would be great to have around during a major famine.
I pray we never have to experience one anytime soon…:(
Thanks, Marilyn!
Me too!
I’m gonna stick with steak, hamburger, and hot dogs, Sunshine. I’ve listened to Jon Secada – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Secada – but haven’t eaten cicada. hehe
Haha, MJ! Jon Secada looks like a great performer and mmm, gotta love that Cuban latin beat…oh, yeah!
I think we should save the cicada buffets for famine situations only. Sounds like a good plan, eh?
I’m going to check in on Mr. Secada now…and I’ll take that hamburger now.
…wait, do NOT forget the golden fries!!
So, are they really that colorful, or is the photo enhanced? It’s gorgeous as a work of art, though I’ll pass on bugs as food, thanks. God bless you, Sunshine–love, sis Caddo
That is a beautifully colored bug…
It actually has iridescent wings, but here it is photo enhanced to make it look less ‘buggy!’ Lol! Thanks for flying in, Eliz.
love the image but I think I’ll pass on dinner somehow
Well, that would be you and Jake, lol, maybe the next round!
Hmmmmmmm…nothing that crawls, slithers, creeps…has legs and can travel actually.
Haha…okay.
No cicada for me..
Hehe, Angelswhisper…I totally understand your hesitation!
Fascinating post!
Thanks, Fergiemoto, sure you don’t want a plate of cicadas to go? lol
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Eeeeeew. Not gonna happen! I will forever be denied the delicacies for my inability to place a bug of any kind in my mouth on purpose
. The few I have eaten accidentally did not taste good btw. I guess it’s good to know if I’m ever that hungry. It was good enough for John the Baptist. Angie 
Haha, Angie, I am careful these days not to say never on certain dislikes…if I do, it comes back & haunts me!
Hey, glad you flew in
Never seen a bug with so many colors. Ow why do they eat!? Not venting, btw.
Hahaha, Rommel, you need a plate of cicadas to go??