Pete Oxford / South American Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum) larvae harvested for consumption from Yasuni National Park being grilled, Pompeya Market, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / South American Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum) larvae harvested for consumption from Yasuni National Park, Pompeya Market, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / South American Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum) larvae harvested for consumption from Yasuni National Park, Pompeya Market, Amazon, Ecuador

ZSSD / Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus sp) with aposematic coloration, native to Asia

Juan Manuel Borrero / Palm weevil / Suri larvae (Rhynchophorus palmarum), cooked and for sale in a bowl with spoon. Market of Belen. Iquitos. Loreto. Peru October 2009

Pete Oxford / South American Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum), Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Nick Upton / Ecuadorian indian eats Palm weevil larva {Rhyncophorus palmarum} Amazonia, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Palm weevil {Rhynchophorus sp} with ectoparasites. Madre de Dios rainforest, Peru

Gerry Ellis / Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larvae and Wallaby being prepared for cooking, Kasua Bush Camp, southeastern slope, Mt Bosavi, Papua New Guinea

Mark Moffett / Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larvae roasted eaten by Kutapae boy, Hala, Papua New Guinea

Mark Moffett / Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larvae in leaf cooked by Kutapae family, Hala, Papua New Guinea

Mark Moffett / Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larvae cooked by Kutapae family, Hala, Papua New Guinea

Julian Hume / Illustration of view of Makauwahi Sinkhole from the southwest side as it might have appeared 3000 years ago,prior to human arrival. On left side,a flock of turtle-jawed moa-nalo (Chelychelynechen quas...