But \ x0d \ x0d \ caterpillars are the favorite food of Central African people. Caterpillars are generally 4-5 cm long and attach to a broad-leaved tree called "Shapiro pear". Because it gives off a clear fragrance, it can attract adults to lay eggs in trees. Its leaves are soft and juicy, which is the favorite of caterpillars. They hatch worms in April-May, and the larvae begin to mature in July and will land one after another. \ x0d \ x0d \, August and September are good months for Central Africans to pick up caterpillars. Some people even go to the virgin forest to catch caterpillars without going to work. It is said that their income far exceeds the salary of their work. In many urban farmers' markets and rural roads, caterpillar stalls abound. The woman holds the plastic bucket in her hand, and the caterpillar in the bucket keeps crawling. There are fresh banana leaves on the ground with piles of caterpillars on them. These caterpillars are covered with fluff, with four colors: red, yellow, green and blue, which are as colorful as a palette. At this time, the sales of cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and other foods on the market will decrease, and the prices will also drop. Central Africans do not want to eat other meat when they have caterpillars. \ x0d \ x0d \ Central Africans usually eat caterpillars by washing them with clear water and frying them in oil palm, which tastes fragrant and crisp. To make a "boiled caterpillar", just put the caterpillar in clean water and boil it, then take it out and add refined salt to eat. Besides caterpillars, Central Africans also eat more than ten kinds of insects, such as brown moth larvae, grubs, gray corn borers, tigers, locusts and scarabs. Central Africa is full of vast virgin forests and grasslands, and it is still a slash-and-burn primitive agriculture. There is basically no habit of using pesticides and fertilizers, which provides unique conditions for insect reproduction and provides rich insect food for Central Africans.