Whole, fried edible insects as street food in Germany Whole, steamed silkworm pupae as street food in South Korea (beondegi) Digging for Honeypot ants in Australia Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis.[1] Globally, more than 2,000 insect species are considered edible, though far fewer ar