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What Kind Of Creature Is This? by Prestige16(op): 8:12am On Sep 12, 2017

Somewhere in Benue, i saw people harvesting what looks like a centipede from a cashew tree to be eaten as meat. I almost threw up from the sight of its movement. Couldn't follow up on the finished looks.
Can you eat this and do you know what it is called?

CC: MissyB3, lala

Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by Nobody: 8:14am On Sep 12, 2017

Mini snake

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Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by thirdi(m): 8:17am On Sep 12, 2017

That is a butterfly larva and its a delicacy in south Africa. I can't eat this though. I know that it's also eaten by some igbo tribes in the east during the Civil war

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Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by KingsJohnson(m): 8:31am On Sep 12, 2017

cummando:
Mini snake

Lol

Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by KingsJohnson(m): 8:32am On Sep 12, 2017

thirdi:
That is a butterfly larva and its a delicacy in south Africa. I can't eat this though. I know that it's also eaten by some igbo tribes in the east during the Civil war

People can lie eh.......

No be only butterfly lava, nah Python

Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by Prestige16(op): 9:52am On Sep 12, 2017

thirdi:
That is a butterfly larva and its a delicacy in south Africa. I can't eat this though. I know that it's also eaten by some igbo tribes in the east during the Civil war

I doubt its butterfly larvae

Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by thirdi(m): 10:34pm On Sep 12, 2017

KingsJohnson:
People can lie eh.......

No be only butterfly lava, nah Python

Sure that is a caterpillar. How old are u?

https://www.thetravellingchilli.com/mopane-worms-true-delicacy-southern-africa/

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Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by claremont(m): 12:00am On Sep 13, 2017

Mopane caterpillars. Rich source of protein, apparently. The processed version of it is sold in fine restaurants and malls worldwide. Sold in the UK as well.

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Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by Nobody: 8:01am On Sep 14, 2017

WORMS!! kuku kill me!!!

Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by thirdi(m): 6:08pm On Sep 18, 2017*

thirdi:
Sure that is a caterpillar. How old are u?

https://www.thetravellingchilli.com/mopane-worms-true-delicacy-southern-africa/

Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by dotcile28(f): 5:42pm On Sep 20, 2017

this is called KANNI in yoruba.

it can be so sweet if dried or fried and cooked with vegetables.

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Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by Tellemall: 6:04pm On Sep 20, 2017

Prestige16:
Somewhere in Benue, i saw people harvesting what looks like a centipede from a cashew tree to be eaten as meat. I almost threw up from the sight of its movement. Couldn't follow up on the finished looks.
Can you eat this and do you know what it is called?

CC: MissyB3, lala

It's called food.

Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by Tellemall: 6:05pm On Sep 20, 2017

Prestige16:
I doubt its butterfly larvae

It's a larvae.

Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by proudlygunner: 8:23am On Sep 30, 2017

It's tasty.its called monimoni in Yoruba

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Re: What Kind Of Creature Is This? by Uchelynwhite(f): 7:41pm On Sep 28, 2023

I think this is egu in Igbo language.. It falls from the tree, a type of worm (caterpillar)

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