c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 1 (1) Alexei Barrionuevo and Myrna Domit, Mmm, Fried Giants; Get 'em While You
Can. New York Times, Jan. 5, 2010 (title in the print).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/world/americas/05ants.html?sc
Quote:
"Generations of indigenous people treated the ants as a protein substitute
for fish and monkeys, residents said. Today, Silveiras residents — and the
people who drive hundreds of miles every year to buy the ants — value them
not only for their protein, but also as an aphrodisiac and source of natural
antibiotics.
"These are no ordinary ants scampering over sugary leftovers, like the tiny
American variety. Içás are big — up to an inch in length — and fat
, and they can bite viciously.
"In northern Colombia, locals are exporting their “hormigas culonas” or
big-rear queen ants, to France, Britain and other countries, where they are
dipped in chocolate.
Note: Eucalyptus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus
(The generic name is derived from the Greek words eu, meaning "well," and
kalyptos, meaning well "covered," which refers to the operculum on the calyx
that initially conceals the flower/ section 8 Cultivation, uses, and
environmental effects)
My comment:
(a) Eucalyptus is a genus name, so the first letter is capitalized according
to Linnaeus' binominal nomenclature.
(b) Paragraph 1 says the ants have wings. So they are probably queen ants,
which do come out before it rains. But why are there so many queens?
(2) Stephanie Simon, Horse Slaughter Is Reconsidered; Animal-Welfare Groups
Are Joining Ranchers in a Push to Revive an Industry That Died in 2007. Wall
Street Journal, Jan. 5, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB2000142405274870380870457606206
("Most horse meat from the U.S. was sent to the lucrative markets of Europe
and Asia, where the flesh is stewed, grilled or sliced thin and eaten raw")
My comment: I disagree with Taiwan which fines but does not imprison the
eating or selling of dog meat.
Taiwan bans dog meat. BBC, Jan. 2, 2001.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1097823.stm
(a fine of $300 for eating dog or cat)
Taiwan law takes bite out of dog meat sales. China Post (Taipei), Dec. 17,
2007.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/12/17/135250/Taiwan-law
(fines of up to NT$250,000 (US$7,730) for sellers of dog meat)
The new law stiffened penalty of a 2004 law. | F*******t
发帖数: 9113 | 2 有翅膀的不一定是蚁后，很多种类的蚂蚁都有翅膀
通过法律来禁止公民吃某种食物是件很可笑的事情。
我喜欢狗养过猫狗，我不会去吃它们，但并不能阻止别人喜欢吃
它们也是肉类的一种，就像牛羊鸡鸭，只不过它们和人类的关系更亲密，
它们能住在人类的家里面，睡在人类的床上面。
就像，我喜欢的是异性，但并不能因为大多数人都喜欢异性而法律禁止
某些人不能喜欢同性一样。 | c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 3 Ah, you are right about the first sentence. (And I am a biologist!) See
Winged Ants. Orkin, undated.
http://www.orkin.com/ants/winged-ants
("Some species of ants have winged worker ants, while other species do not")
Orkin is an exterminator.
While writing the original posting yesterday, I googled Içás.
Unfortunately search results are in Portugese, which I can not read.
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【在 F*******t 的大作中提到】
: 有翅膀的不一定是蚁后，很多种类的蚂蚁都有翅膀
: 通过法律来禁止公民吃某种食物是件很可笑的事情。
: 我喜欢狗养过猫狗，我不会去吃它们，但并不能阻止别人喜欢吃
: 它们也是肉类的一种，就像牛羊鸡鸭，只不过它们和人类的关系更亲密，
: 它们能住在人类的家里面，睡在人类的床上面。
: 就像，我喜欢的是异性，但并不能因为大多数人都喜欢异性而法律禁止
: 某些人不能喜欢同性一样。
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