alt Hacker NewsI always found it funny that even though many people are reluctant to eat insects themselves, they have no problem with eating insect vomit (aka honey). I suspect that getting people to eat more insects is just a matter of marketing; after all, the "best", most expensive coffee in the world is made of out civet poop.
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willrshansen • today at 4:45 PM
It's easy: bugs look icky. I wouldn't eat them. Grind them up out of sight and use them as an ingredient? Suddenly I'm fine with it.
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Nice try, but no: honey is not 'insect vomit.'
Honey isn’t actually created or stored in the bee’s stomach. It is excreted through the mouth of the bee: but it is not 'vomit' since it does not empty from the bee's primary digestive stomach, but a separate, dedicated, pleated expandable pouch or crop.
Good work, bees.
https://theholyhabibee.com/honey-bee-stomach