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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

If God didn't want us to eat ants, why did he make them so damn delicious?

[–] potoo22@programming.dev 27 points 1 day ago

I see what you did thereArthur is an aardvark, which is an anteater

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 17 points 23 hours ago

It kinda makes sense doesn't it?

Like, aren't ants one of, if not the, biggest chunk of living biomass on earth?

Something's gonna wanna eat all that.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Primates make tools to help eating ants, among other things. It's a bit of an unusual snack, but people eat ants too. We are anteaters? How much of your diet needs to be ants before you're considered an anteater?

[–] potoo22@programming.dev 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Human anteaters live among us and they look just like any other human.

If you eat one ant, you are an anteater. You may not even have consciously have eaten one. It could have been hidden in your sandwich or mixed in with a soup. You may be an anteater and not even known it 😳

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago

Ants georg is an outlier and should not be counted.

[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't had ants, specifically, but I have eaten termites. Can I join anteater club?

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 3 points 20 hours ago

😦

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[–] JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago

Most of us are rat shit eaters anyhow.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 17 hours ago

It’s a bit of an unusual snack, but people eat ants too.

There's a traditional dish using ant butts some ~500km down north from where I live. Video related - ant butts, yucca meal, garlic, bacon, onion.

I personally never tasted it, but I'm mildly curious about it.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

Yummy! 😋🐜