When the Brood X cicadas emerged in March 2021, a flurry of news articles and social media posts followed, with a curious suggestion: eating them. Recipes and advice for the best ways to cook these ...

Experts say that if people in the United States and Europe can get over the "ick", edible insects could revolutionise food ...

Cicada nymphs in butter and garlic, prepared by entomologist Tad Lankoski, during a demonstration at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri. Many ...

Joseph Yoon: Maybe it’s a delicacy. Maybe it’s something that we enjoy doing. Maybe we just want to have a butter-fried, chocolate-covered cicada because it’s delicious. Rachel Feltman: If your lawn ...

Last May, I ate bugs for the first time. Not the kind you accidentally swallow when you’re riding a bike — or the hundreds you mythically ingest over a lifetime while you’re sleeping. These were ...