Amboro National Park, Bolivia part11

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Horse fly, on my hand. Refugio Volcanes, Amboro National Park, Bolivia
IMG_2429_Horsefly-5 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Solider fly, Black Soldier Fly,Hermetia illucens,Samiapata,Bolivia. According to Wikipedia

The larvae have voracious appetites and can be used for composting household food scraps and agricultural waste products.

Additionally, black soldier fly larvae are an alternative source of protein for aquaculture, animal feed, and pet food.[18][28]

The larvae are produced and processed in industrial-scale insect factories globally by biotechnology companies such as InnovaFeed and Protix, the latter operating the world's largest insect factory farm in the Netherlands.[29]

And

Records of human consumption of H. illucens are difficult to find.[21]

In 2013, Austrian designer Katharina Unger invented a table-top insect-breeding farm called "Farm 432" in which people can produce edible fly larvae at home.[44] It is a multi-chambered plastic machine that looks like a kitchen appliance and can produce 500 grams (1.1 lb) of larvae or two meals in a week.

The taste of the larvae is said to be very distinctive. According to Unger, "when you cook them, they smell a bit like cooked potatoes. The consistency is a bit harder on the outside and like soft meat on the inside. The taste is nutty and a bit meaty.[45]

IMG_2490_Black_Soldier_Fly by davholla2002, on Flickr

Grasshopper, Refugio Volcanes, Amboro National Park, Bolivia
IMG_2433_Grasshopper-1 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Beefly,Refugio Volcanes, Amboro National Park, Bolivia

IMG_2386_Beefly-1 by davholla2002, on Flickr