Figures 1.3


A delicacy of the Australian Aborigines — a witchety (or witjuti) grub, a caterpillar of a wood moth (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) that feeds on the roots and stems of witjuti bushes (certain Acacia species).
Figures 1.3. A delicacy of the Australian Aborigines — a witchety (or witjuti) grub, a caterpillar of a wood moth (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) that feeds on the roots and stems of witjuti bushes (certain Acacia species).

(After Cherikoff & Isaacs 1989)

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  A mature larva of the palm weevil, Rhynchophorus phoenicis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) — a traditional food item in central Angola, Africa.
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  The general structure of insect cuticle; the enlargement above shows details of the epicuticle.