y ▁w orm ▁The ▁red ▁mag ue y ▁w orm s ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁ch il oc u iles , ▁ch in ic u iles ▁or ▁tec oles , ▁and ▁are ▁the ▁lar va e ▁of ▁the ▁moth ▁Com ad ia ▁red ten bach eri . ▁These ▁inf est ▁the ▁core ▁and ▁roots ▁of ▁the ▁mag ue y ▁plant , ▁often ▁in ▁a ▁collect ive ▁mass . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁ag ave ▁sn out ▁we ev il ▁lar va e ▁( mez cal ▁w orm ), ▁red ▁mag ue y ▁w orm s ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁types ▁of ▁g us anos ▁found ▁in ▁bott les ▁of ▁mez cal ▁liqu or ▁from ▁the ▁Mexican ▁state ▁of ▁O ax aca . ▁ ▁In ▁Mexican ▁cu is ine ▁ ▁When ▁fully ▁m ature , ▁these ▁c ater p ill ars ▁appear ▁f les hy - red ▁and ▁can ▁measure ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁They ▁are ▁considered ▁a ▁highly ▁nut rit ious ▁del ic acy ▁in ▁Mexican ▁cu is ine . ▁One ▁ 1 0 0 - gram ▁serving ▁contains ▁over ▁ 6 5 0 ▁cal ories , ▁or ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁two ▁pl ates ▁of ▁rice . ▁While ▁they ▁are ▁sometimes ▁e aten ▁alive ▁and ▁raw , ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁considered ▁del icious ▁deep ▁f ried ▁or ▁bra ised , ▁season ed ▁with ▁salt , ▁l ime , ▁and ▁a ▁sp icy ▁sau ce , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁tort illa . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : In sect s ▁as ▁food ▁Category : M ex