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Edible Insects Promo

Take a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.

Aired 10/20/2021

NOVA

Edible Insects Promo

Preview: Season 48 Episode 14 | 29sVideo has Closed Captions

Take a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.

From crunchy crickets to nutty fly grubs, NOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods and how they could benefit our health and our warming planet.

Aired 10/20/2021

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