If Lubbers are poisonous, why are they in the Menu?

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Here are the dishes and ingredients scheduled to be prepared during the Insect Chef demonstrations at the 23rd annual Bug Fair at the Natural History Museum.

1) Desert hairy scorpion scaloppines
- Desert hairy scorpions
- Cornmeal

2) Tempura battered tarantula
- Western brown tarantula
- Tempura batter

3) Sheesh-kabob
- Lubber grasshoppers
- Green pepper
- Red pepper
- Mushroom

4) Sweet and sour silkworms
- Silkworm larvae
- Cabbage
- Asian sauce

5) Washington waxworms
- Waxworms
- Sugar
- Shredded coconut

6) Orthopteran orzo
- Crickets
- Orzo pasta
- Green peppers
- Red peppers
- Sliced almonds
- Parsley
 
When raised in captivity they are not poisonous or noxious. They are like dart frogs, when they dont have their natural diet, in the lubber's case, poisonous lilies, they loose their toxicity. As a matter of a fact, they are my new feeder project.
 
Lizardlover said:
When raised in captivity they are not poisonous or noxious. They are like dart frogs, when they dont have their natural diet, in the lubber's case, poisonous lilies, they loose their toxicity. As a matter of a fact, they are my new feeder project.
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So do most poisonous/toxic bugs get that way from their diet only? Like the hornworm that eats tomatoe plants is bad, but they are good if on a different diet.
 
All I can say is, I'd rather eat a (non-toxic and safely prepared) lubber than a scorpion, any day. And I'm so glad centipedes aren't on the menu!
 
draetish said:
So do most poisonous/toxic bugs get that way from their diet only? Like the hornworm that eats tomatoe plants is bad, but they are good if on a different diet.
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Most of the time that is the case. Monarch butterflies are another example of an animal deriving its toxicity from its diet.
 
Lizardlover said:
Most of the time that is the case. Monarch butterflies are another example of an animal deriving its toxicity from its diet.
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So with the Lubbers are you picking up WC and changing their diet to feed them off or collecting them to breed and feed the offspring a different diet?
 
draetish said:
So with the Lubbers are you picking up WC and changing their diet to feed them off or collecting them to breed and feed the offspring a different diet?
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I got a dozen w/c lubbers, and being they are one of the only grasshoppers that will readily breed in captivity, I plan on feeding off their offspring. I don't want to risk anything being that they are w/c.
 
Are they actually offering these for people to eat? I wish I lived closer! I'd try anything once.... haha
 
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