Prepare as with other insects. Both aquatic and terrestrial snails are edible and excellent source of food. According to an entomologist friend, slugs should be edible. He suggested they be boiled in vinegar to remove mucous then stir fry in butter and garlic salt. Termites Termites are the second most eaten insect in the world next to grasshoppers.
Tropical varieties are very large.
Live termites provide about 350 calories per 100 grams with 23 percent protein and 28 percent fat. Tropical varieties are very large while local varieties are normally too small - termites in the Southeast are much smaller than those in the Western United States. But if you find a collection under a log as I have occasionally found, throw them in whatever is for dinner. Water Bugs - Water bugs are edible Wasps Wasps are edible if thoroughly boiled to break down their poison which is basically protein and at boiling temperatures, the stinger softens. Also pounding them before boiling is effective.