{"product_id":"9781770413146","title":"Eat the Beetles!: An Exploration of Our Conflicted Relationship with Insects","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill eating insects change the world for the better?​\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the beetles: there are millions and millions of them and many fewer of the rest of us — mammals, birds, and reptiles. Since before recorded history, humans have eaten insects. While many get squeamish at the idea, entomophagy — people eating insects — is a possible way to ensure a sustainable and secure food supply for the eight billion of us on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce seen as the great enemy of human civilization, destroying our crops and spreading plagues, we now see insects as marvellous pollinators of our food crops and a potential source of commercial food supply. From upscale restaurants where black ants garnish raw salmon to grubs as pub snacks in Paris and Tokyo, from backyard cricket farming to high-tech businesses, \u003ci\u003eEat the Beetles!\u003c\/i\u003e weaves these cultural, ecological, and evolutionary narratives to provide an accessible and humorous exploration of entomophagy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038787387632,"sku":"9781770413146","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770413146_p0.jpg?v=1763706890","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770413146","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}