What people are known to eat tarantula omelettes?

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The Piaroa Indians say the tarantula has some mystical power; they also eat tarantulas, as well as have tarantula omlets by squeezing its eggs out of its abdomen and heating them up through thick banana leaves. http://ezinearticles.com/?Facts-You-Should-Know-About-Tarantulas-Before-Getting-a-Tarantula-Tattoo-Design,-This-Will-Help-You!&id=3488366 Jul 06 10, 5:05 PM

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Who eats tarantula omelettes? Despite its frightening appearance, the tarantula spider s regarded as a delicacy by a number of cultures around the world. The Piaroa Indians of Venezuela enjoy eating the big, hairy, bird-eating goliath tarantula, which has a leg span of 25 cm and an abdomen the size of a tennis ball. The whole thing is the size of a dinner plate! The Piaroa hunt for tarantulas, and when they’ve caught one, they bend its legs backwards over the body and tie them together, so it can be taken back to camp. To prepare the tarantula, a leaf is used to twist off the abdomen (to avoid touching the hairs, which can irritate the skin), and the spider is then rolled in a leaf and roasted in hot coals. Once it’s cooked, the spider is eaten by picking out the bits of flesh, rather like eating a crab. Apparently, tarantula tastes a bit like prawns. Bits of meat can get stuck between you teeth, but luckily the tarantula’s long fangs make excellent toothpicks! If the Piaroa manage to catch a female tarantula, they will squeeze the eggs out from her body, wrap them in a leaf and roast them over a fire, to make a tarantula omelette. http://www.piatkus.co.uk/Piatkus-Blog/August-2009/Horrifying,-nauseating-facts-from-Horny-Lizards-an Jul 06 10, 9:17 PM