In article , david@abacus-
nurseries.co.uk says...
This may give you something to think about
CHOCOLATE COVERED GIANT ANTS
Hand toasted Giant Queen Leafcutter Ants coated in the finest Belgian
Chocolate. Every spring when the rains come in Colombia the Guane
Indians collect the new Queens when they are emerging from their
underground nests, only one Queen Ant is needed in a colony so the new
Queens have to leave. The Indians have been collecting these ants every
spring when they fly from their nests to toast in a clay pot over an
open fire for centuries, and they are considered a rare delicacy. The
ants are also nutritious and tasty and are said to be good for boosting
your immune system, because they are rich in formic acid. They can also
give you a mini energy boost.

We ate ants in Australia, years ago. It was an outback dinner
featuring "local foods" and included a salad dressing of sugar ants.
They were rather lemony and sharp, quite pleasant; and since we were
eating outside by candlelight after dark , eye-appeal was not an issue.

(The ants were not as yes-please-more delicious as the smoked
crocodile).

Janet