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Rise of the Nymphs

October 28, 2013by iainmcgillvary 2 Comments

Only a couple of days after we polished off their parents (for our delicious locust tortilla recipe please click here) little locust nymphs started hatching, repopulating the locust tank. This […]

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Locusts, Nutrition

Entomophagic Dinner – Locust Tortillas

October 19, 2013by iainmcgillvary 3 Comments

It’s finally dinnertime.  The locust tank is empty save for the eggs tubs of dirt and sand – we’ve euthanised the female locusts for our first entomophagy-at-home experience (they’ve joined […]

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Locusts, Nutrition, Recipes

Harvest – Phase One (It’s almost Dinner Time)

October 15, 2013by iainmcgillvary Leave a comment

The locusts have been going to town laying eggs over the past week, and it’s crunch time. I decided to harvest the adult locusts, starting with the males (the females […]

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Locusts

Time to change it up

October 8, 2013by iainmcgillvary Leave a comment

It’s been two weeks since my last post, and I’m still waiting for the female locusts to lay eggs (I’ve got one possible egg burrow so far but it’s slow […]

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Design, Locusts

The fifth instar – lifecycle of the locust

September 8, 2013by iainmcgillvary Leave a comment

Most of my locusts are ‘thirds and fourths’ – they’re nymphs that have moulted three or four times.  Each moulting stage is known as an instar, and like many other […]

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Locusts

More on the tank – my locust set-up

September 8, 2013by iainmcgillvary Leave a comment

As I’ve mentioned previously, this is a trial and error type project – I’m adapting my design as I go to optimise the locusts’ home and encourage successful breeding.  So […]

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Locusts

The Tank – Preparing a Home for Orthoptera

September 7, 2013by iainmcgillvary Leave a comment

Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, weta and locusts. The insect I’ve decided to focus on is the locust – Locusta migratoria to […]

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  • Tempura Locusts and Vermicelli Salad
  • Rise of the Nymphs
  • Entomophagic Dinner – Locust Tortillas
  • Harvest – Phase One (It’s almost Dinner Time)
  • Egg-Laying Epic Fail (Followed by a Win)

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