A grasshopper escaped from a sack at a collector's house in Wonosari, Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region Province, Indonesia, on January 20, 2024. The live and dead grasshoppers are separated before being sold to consumers. In one day, the collectors sell 20-80 kilograms of locusts at a selling price of Rp 140,000 per kilogram. Consumers include fried grasshopper sellers and local residents who consume grasshoppers.

Grasshoppers prepared as a traditional food source

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