Arachnophagy, the Glossary
Arachnophagy (/əˈræknɒfədʒi/, from Greek ἀράχνη aráchnē, 'spider', and φαγεῖν phagein, 'to eat') describes a feeding behaviour that includes arachnids.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Arachnid, Arachnids as food, Cambodia, Cheese, Cheese mite, Entomophagy in humans, Fried spider, Goliath birdeater, Heteropoda venatoria, Milbenkäse, Mite, Myriapoda, Philippine scops owl, Piaroa people, Scorpion, Shandong cuisine, Spider, Tick.
- Arachnids as food
Arachnid
Arachnids are arthropods in the class Arachnida of the subphylum Chelicerata.
Arachnids as food
Some '''arachnids''' may be used for human consumption (edible arachnids), either whole or as an ingredient in processed food products such as cheese (Milbenkäse).
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Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Cheese
Cheese is a dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein.
Cheese mite
Cheese mites are mites (for instance Tyrophagus casei or other species) that are used to produce such cheeses as Milbenkäse, Cantal and Mimolette.
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Entomophagy in humans
Entomophagy in humans or human entomophagy describes the consumption of insects (entomophagy) by humans in a cultural and biological context. Arachnophagy and entomophagy in humans are Diets.
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Fried spider
Fried spider is a regional snack in Cambodia.
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Goliath birdeater
The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae.
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Heteropoda venatoria
Heteropoda venatoria is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae, the huntsman spiders.
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Milbenkäse
Milbenkäse ("mite cheese"), called Mellnkase in the local dialect and often known as Spinnenkäse ("spider cheese"), is a German speciality cheese.
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Mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods).
Myriapoda
Myriapods are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes.
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Philippine scops owl
The Philippine scops owl (Otus megalotis) is a common owl, endemic to the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae.
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Piaroa people
The Piaroa people, known among themselves as the Huottüja or De'aruhua, are a South American indigenous ethnic group of the middle Orinoco Basin in present-day Colombia and Venezuela, living in an area larger than Belgium, roughly circumscribed by the Suapure, Parguaza (north), the Ventuari (south-east), the Manapiare (north-east) and the right bank of the Orinoco (west).
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Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones.
Shandong cuisine
Shandong cuisine, more commonly known in Chinese as Lu cuisine, is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese cuisine and one of the Four Great Traditions.
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Spider
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk.
Tick
Ticks are parasitic arachnids of the order Ixodida.
See also
Arachnids as food
- Arachnids as food
- Arachnophagy
- Spiders as food
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnophagy
Also known as Eating spiders, Spider Eater, Spider eating.