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Lethocerus indicus
fishmarket
In the northeast region of Thailand, eating insects is common. This species (known as malaeng da na or maeng da; Thai: แมลงดานา or Thai: แมงดา) is a popular dish, eaten whole and fried, and as an extract. Maeng da is used to make Nam phrik Maeng Da, a type of chili sauce used as a condiment.
Hi Sergio. Thanks for your comment. Some people say that 3/4 fish species seen in a fish market of Manaus do not have scientific names. Thus fishmarket screening is a powerful scientific method. As for the roachas, they sell them as chips
Hi Pavel. You have an interesting photo here. Can you tell us more about it? These look like roaches, a strange thing to find in a fish market... Anyway, we at Project Noah prefer to see the animals in their natural environment, preferably alive...
Spotted on Jan 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 10, 2013
