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The large, white, wood-eating larvae of the cossid moth have been a staple food for which of these peoples?

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The large, white, wood-eating larvae of the cossid moth have been a staple food for which of these peoples?
posted Jan 4 by Kuldeep Apte

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Aboriginal Australians
In Australia, when they are food, they are known as witchetty (or witjuti) grubs. The cossid moth larvae feed on the roots of the granite wattle or witchetty bush, after which they are named.

answer Jan 5 by Tapesh Kulkarni
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