Do you ever think about the tiny creatures hiding in breakfast cereals and beneath garbage? Now you can take Premium Feeders: diligent little wrigglers but full of surprises. They may not win beauty contests, with their glittering gold body shells and neatly segmented mines, but still it is not hard to look at them. Read more now on premiumfeeders.ca/

So what about their possibilities as food? Nobody would want to find such things on a restaurant menu, but the notion is intriguing. In some cultures they are considered a delicacy. Imagine consuming something crispy and yet also sustainable! Insects are the potato chips of the animal world – both crunchy and rewarding.Elsewhere we’ve introduced you to their nutritional benefits. You’ll take a bite of these, think “this is pretty good“, which takes you further into the mealworms. Packed with protein, they’re an inclusive snack option (unless you’re vegetarian). Imagine consuming some chocolate and one of them together. Odd? Exotic? Indeed!

Not just those of the palate – look at their powers in turning rubbish into rich compost. I thought that I was giving myself regular graces by getting at this information. Have your kitchen garbage disappear as if it were so much leaf litter! Here’s a chance to experience our own home-grown recycling of resources.

In the laboratories of the world, mealworms are generating quite a buzz. Ways are actively being sought to make these incredible creatures dine on polystyrene, a kind of plastic foam! You don’t often see that happening when nature’s little recycling enthusiasts take on plastic. Yet who would have thought a humble worm could teach us so much about managing waste?

In their own way, these beetle grubs display beauty too. Whether you are consuming them, watching them convert refuse into compost, or depending upon them to manage garbage, their assiduousness must command respect and attention. When you see a mealworm plowing away out back next time, just give a little squint. It is making this place greener all the while, one bite at a time.