Defining Cultural Competence. More than thirty years ago, the term âcultural competenceâ was not yet coined. Similar terms of âcultural awareness,â âcultural diversity,â âculturally appropriate,â. âdiversity awareness,â and others were found in the literature. In todayâs field of health.
Insects also probably have the largest biomass of the terrestrial animals. At any time, it is estimated that there are some 10 quintillion (thatâs 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 for those who like actual numbers) individual insects alive. In the United States, the number of described species is approximately 91,000. The undescribed species of insects in the United States, however, is estimated at some 73,000.
There are over 900 thousand documented types of insects in the world, but of course not all of them are edible or readily available. Below is a list of the most common edible insects (or bugs if you prefer) and why you should be trying them. Even if you do not believe insects are for human consumption.