Eating insects might seem yucky, but they are nutritious and there is no reason you can’t: Study says most primates, including humans, can digest these critters

Almost all living primates still have working versions of the gene needed to produce a stomach enzyme that breaks down exoskeletons. This means that the ‘yuck’ factor when it comes to eating insects has nothing to do with nutrition, digestion or evolution.

Source: Eating insects might seem yucky, but they are nutritious and there is no reason you can’t: Study says most primates, including humans, can digest these critters