Template:Did you know nominations/Ruspolia nitidula

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:21, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Ruspolia nitidula

  • ... that the bush cricket Ruspolia nitidula is commonly eaten in Uganda, where the price per unit weight is periodically higher than that of beef? Source: "Cone-headed grasshoppers (Ruspolia nitidula) are also popular in Uganda and have been, periodically, a significant source of income, their price per unit weight exceeding that of beef in the markets." Eat the Beetles! by David Waltner-Toews

5x expanded by SL93 (talk). Self-nominated at 03:00, 23 July 2019 (UTC).

  • I just found out that even though it is commonly called the cone-headed grasshopper, it is actually a bush cricket. Interesting. SL93 (talk) 14:54, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
  • This article is a five-fold expansion and is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright or plagiarism issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:03, 17 August 2019 (UTC)