Bamboo insect. Bamboo insects are also known as bamboo wasps and bamboo maggots. People in Guangning call them "bamboo maggots". It gnaws on young bamboo shoots to absorb nutrients. Within 20 days, it grows from the size of a rice grain to as thick as a finger. It lives in the bamboo tube and eats section by section from the tip of the bamboo downwards. Finally, it hides in the roots. It loses weight and stops eating, preparing to emerge from the pupa.

Bamboo insects are recognized as rich in protein and amino acids. Look at the appearance of the bamboo insect. It is fat and white, about 3 centimeters long, has a spindle-shaped body, is round, has thin eyes and a small black mouth. Some people praise it as cute, while others hate it as disgusting. But bamboo worms are sweet and smell like butter.

Bamboo insects are also a delicacy of the Jinuo people.

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