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Urban bee hotelsDes hôtels à abeilles urbains et citoyens
Utilisés par Jean-Henri Fabre pour observer la reproduction des abeilles maçonnes, les nichoirs à abeilles sont connus de longue date des naturalistes amateurs d’insectes. Ces abris sont aujourd’hui popularisés par les jardiniers pour accueillir les insectes auxiliaires et notamment les pollinisateurs. Or un nichoir à insectes n’est pas un simple abri adapté à l’espèce et […]
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Fishing of zazamushi in Central JapanLa pêche aux zazamushi
La consommation d’insectes est souvent évoquée du point de vue de ses apports protéiniques. Or, les insectes sont aussi consommés pour leur saveur, ou rejetés parce qu’ils ont mauvais goût. Dans certains pays ou régions où d’autres aliments sont bien plus facilement disponibles, on peut en manger périodiquement comme des aliments dits favoris. Au Japon, […]
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Of bees, beekeepers and high school studentsDes abeilles, des apiculteurs et des collégiens
During the year 2010-2011, I did a scientific residency (called In Situ) in the middle high school Léon-Jouhaux in the city of Livry-Gargan. The project took place with a class of 6th grade students and their Sciences teacher. During my stay, we start a common research on Man and insects relationships in beekeeping activities. The […]
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Thaï Beetle fightingCombats de scarabées en Thaïlande
In 2007, Stéphane Rennesson, Emmanuel Grimaud and I went to the field to study a popular Thai activity : beetle fighting! Indeed, each September, the inhabitants of the Chiang Mai district, fond of games and bets, neglect cock fighting in favor of organized beetle joustings. Compared with other insects, at 7 centimeters long, a rhino […]
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Jars of BorneoLes jarres de Bornéo
Stoneware jars have been present in Borneo since the 16th century, the oldest examples being of Chinese origin, and the more recent examples being copies of the originals. Initially used within the country in exchange for forestry products by traders, they gradually become prestigious objects for the local populations. Former nomads, the Punan of the […]
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Javanese posology of antlionsPosologie javanaise du fourmilion
In Java, stressed urbans used antlion larvaes (Nevroptera, Myrmeleontidae) to prevent and cure the excesses of a hetic urban life. This alternative practice, still marginal, is becoming since a few years more and more popular. PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA AND WITH A SHORT OF BREATH (sesak napas/asma). One capsule with five insects, two times a day […]
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The white manna of the Saône RiverLa manne blanche des riverains de la Saône
While hot days have led to a multiplication of the number of foreign species invasions, emblematic invertebrates of plain rivers, generally known for their proliferation, are disappearing without known cause. The recognition of massive hatchings of mayflies, as well as their exploitation, bears witness to their interest to us: spectacular mass-swarmings for some, aberrant or […]
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Forest products and bride price in BorneoProduits forestiers et prix de la fiancée à Bornéo
Most of the former nomadic Punan of Kalimantan (Borneo) reside along the large rivers of the hinterland. For almost a century in northeastern Kalimantan the increased trade in forest products along the Tubu River, as well as the settling process, had a significant impact on the Punan Tubu’s social system and the interaction of the […]
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Dragonflies on the menuDes libellules dans l’assiette
The consumption of aquatic insects is an underestimate aspect of rice culture societies. The island of Bali in Indonesia is more known for its beautiful landscape of ricefields than for its inhabitants’ entomophagy. Balineses enjoy eating dragonflies (larvae and pupae) and bees (larvae, pupae) and bee products (honey). A secular tradition, pecular by its extend, […]
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Insect ordeals in AmazoniaLes épreuves d’insectes en Amazonie
People from the Amazon make use of insects such as ants and wasps, on different occasions, such as the early-reported “ant ordeals” initiation rites. Travel stories and more ethnographic journeys describe cruel and often spectacular practices in which men, women and children, bravely endure bites from a dozen to hundreds of insects. However the meanings […]
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Looking for kroto in JavaÀ la recherche du kroto à Java
The kroto (Oecophylla smaragdina) in the Malingping area, West-Java, Indonesia : harvesting and commercialization of a significant animal resource. In Indonesia, the collection and commercialization of non-timber forest products give regular or extra income to the main agricultural activity, rice farming. On the island of Java, many rural families benefit from the selling of the […]