Large edible Malagasy cricket

[John Bruner]

On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Boerge Pettersson wrote:
> Could you help me with the scientific name of the large cricket found
> around Ampijoroa and Ankarafantsika Forest Reserve (inland from Mahajanga=
)?
> It is living in sandy soil, incredibly noisy and consumed by the local
> people. If needed I can send a picture.
> B=F6rge Pettersson
>   B=F6rge Pettersson
>   Centrum f=F6r biologisk m=E5ngfald (CBM)
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>                     E-mail: Borge.Pettersson at cbm.slu.se
Dear Boerge,
=09I suggest you contact David George Gordon, author of the books, *THE
COMPLEAT COCKROACH* and *THE EAT A BUG COOKBOOK*.
=09John
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