# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CfkSNYtNHts
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11680111-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/c92e3985a8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-07-03T22:30:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by jasperdoest | A few years ago, a doctoral-student friend in Uganda texted me about villagers working together at night to trap what were actually swarms of bush crickets, which become tasty, protein-filled snacks when salted and fried. I was transfixed by the greenish glow in the photos she texted: a light that people use to attract flocks of insects before dawn. Unfortunately, overharvesting and climate change could threaten this food of the future, and villagers have seen a rapid decrease in the numbers of bush crickets.

To get the story right, I had to rely on the community. I withheld judgment on the practice and pointed out the economic and nutritional importance of the insect. I came to watch, experience, learn, and connect, as I believe it is through mutual understanding that we can find solutions.

Follow me jasperdoest for more on the relationship between humankind and nature. #nsenene #uganda #crickets #grasshoppers

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uganda, grasshoppers, nsenene, crickets

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