A "cricket" is an insect, but it also may be a footstool. The cricket (footstool) was usually no more than 12 inches high. It was used as a seat for very young children in school or as a foot rest.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Growing up in Mexico City, it was common for Jose Avila to snack on the edible bugs at the markets around town with his grandma and mom after school. So, the ...

Some foods are rather blunt about what is included while other foods hide it in the ingredients label. However, these are ...

As much as you may not want to believe it, insects are poised to be the next big food source. In many parts of the world, they already are. Insects are a normal menu item in several cultures, says ...

Using insects as an alternative source of protein has increased in popularity over the years. While not for everyone, these ...

Most chefs work with butter, herbs and maybe a little spice. Alexandra Lambert works with crickets — and loves every minute of it. As an entomologist at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Lambert ...

KISUMU, Kenya, Sept 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It used to be that two sorts of people in this part of western Kenya ate crickets: the hungry, and singers who believed consuming the chirping ...