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Ever been tempted by the thought of trying juicy deep fried mealworms, proteinrich cricket flower, or swapping your Walkers for salt and vinegar flavoured grasshoppers? If so then you are not alone! Over 2 billion people regularly eat insects as part of their diet, and the world is home to around 1,900 edible insect species.For adventurous foodies and daring dieters comes the newest way to save the planet, eat more protein, and tickle taste buds. But this isn’t an insect cookbook. Instead it’s an informative field guide: exploring the origins of insect eating, offering tips on finding edible bugs and serving up a few delicious ideas of how to eat them once you’ve tracked them down! It includes a comprehensive list on edible insects and where to find them, how to prepare them, their versatile usage and nutritional value as well as a few recipes. A bug-eating checklist covering all known edible bugs so readers can mark off the ones they’ve eaten and seek out new delicacies concludes the book.This is a perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful, and adventurous side of entomophagy.

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Rude Science is an extraordinary exploration of the embarrassing world of human biology. Eternal questions answered include: · How much snot do you produce each day? · Why do men have nipples? · Is it possible to burp and hiccup at the same time? · How does phlegm defy gravity? · What is toe cheese? Following in the flatulent footsteps of Fartology, quirkologist Stefan Gates explores the crispy, slimy, noisy, funny but absolutely vital science of the human body. Packed with bizarre biological secrets about your cocktail cabinet of revolting bodily juices, smelliest gases, multitude of hairs and more, Rude Science is the ultimate celebration of the human body’s imperfections and glorious quirks.

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Catology explores the bizarre and very funny world of feline science.Vital questions answered include: Why do cats have a secret second nose? Why don’t cats fart (but dogs do)? Do cats feel guilt, love, happiness or jealousy? Why are cats’ tongues covered in microscopic hooks? Do cats always land on their feet? Why are cats so scared of cucumbers? Why do cats purr both when happy and when distressed? How do you interpret cat language? Packed with fascinating facts, quirky scientific revelations and weird stories about our furry friends, Catology offers a secret glimpse inside the feline body and mind.

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Dogology explores the bizarre and very funny world of canine science.Vital questions answered include: Why do dogs fart (but cats don’t)? Do dogs feel guilt, love, happiness or jealousy? What does it mean when a dog wags its tail more to the right or the left? Why do dogs poo with their bodies aligned north-to-south? Do dogs dream? If so, what about? How do dogs smell epilepsy, cancer and human sadness? How many hairs are there on your dog? What does your dog hear when you talk? Packed with fascinating facts, quirky scientific revelations and weird stories about our furry friends, Dogology offers a secret glimpse inside the canine body and mind.

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