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acaciovsk t1_jdbzbw2 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Do insects have "meat" like other animals? I know that grubs, mealworms, etc. are eaten in some parts of the world, but if, for instance, beetles were the size of cows, could you butcher one and make beetle steak? by 9RFCat9

There are differences between insects and crustaceans, even though they belong to the same major group within arthropods, the pancrustaceans. Insects are thought to have originated from crustaceans, so technically they're landlubbin crabs

Spiders are a different beast altogether, not an insect at all. They're Chelicerates. We also don't eat marine Chelicerates, like horseshoe crabs and such

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