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mealworm

the larva of a beetle of the genus Tenebrio. Mealworms are pests of stored grain.

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Genevieve Spanjer Wright, a graduate student from the University of Maryland led the research, and she and her colleagues trained 12 "demonstrator bats" to catch a mealworm suspended from the ceiling by a string.

Bats learn to hunt by eavesdropping on sonar of other bats

"We use mealworm larvae so the granola is nutty and has this tropical smell, like a cicada on a hot summer night in southern Europe," Bom Frost told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, adding pancakes made from mealworm flour were also delicious.

Larvae for lunch? Danish scientists try to put mealworm on the menu

Unsaturated fatty acid concentration varies according to insect species: 60% to 70% in housefly maggot meal, yellow mealworm, and house cricket; 19% to 37% in black soldier fly larvae [4].

Nutrient ileal digestibility evaluation of dried mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) larvae compared to three animal protein by-products in growing pigs

Mealworm, the larval form of the darkling beetle, is the most often used ingredient, and can be found in almost all the menu's items.

Bugs on the table! Wait, they're on the menu, too!

Steinernematid, Heterorhabditid, Emergence, Yellow mealworm, Infective juveniles.

Inoculum Doses and Exposure Periods Affect Recovery of Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora from Tenebrio molitor

Whichever goal the animals dribble their mealworm treats into will win the game.

Zoo has meerkat leaders in World Cup punditry!

The starter contained black ant and Pant-Ysgawn goats cheese croquettes, curried cricket pakora, toasted cumin and mealworm hummus and a bug burger bite.

Dishes with extra bit of bite; A fine-dining restaurant in Wales has been serving up a menu featuring insects. Will Hayward tried it out

There will even be desserts like caramelised cricket panna cotta, toasted mealworm crepes and cricket ice cream.

A fine-dining restaurant is serving dishes made with insects; The menu includes curried cricket pakora, toasted cumin and mealworm houmous, and caramelised cricket panna cotta

Mealworms are the larval form of the mealworm beetle and are high in protein.

Vanessa bugged by baby food shocker

Mealworms are the larval form of mealworm beetles and are about 2.5cm in length.

IT'S LOVELY GRUB! Gemma wins award with bread made out of ... mealworms

A bird perching on the rim would peer down inside the pipe at a real mealworm lying on a clear window with a view of the computer screen below.

Butterfly spots can mimic eyes to scare birds: test revives old idea about wing marks' role in evolution

Rentokil Initial expands the 'insect-horizon' by serving an array of exotic local flavoured cuisine such as Locust Satay, Roasted Cricket/ Mealworm Kacang Putih, Kuih Lapis served with Crickets and Yam Cake served with Mealworms here at the 2014 ASEAN Pest Summit today.