Nsenene
Introduction '''Nsenene''' is the Luganda name for '''''Ruspolia differens''''': a bush cricket (a.k.a. katydids or misnamed "long-horned grasshoppers") in the tribe Copiphorini of the 'cone-head' subfamily. It is often confused with the closely related ''Ruspolia nitidula''.
Distribution and traditional beliefs Nsenene (Known also as "Senene"). This species has long been known as one of the many totems of Buganda Kingdom of Uganda. This species is a delicacy in central and south-western Uganda. The insect is also found in South Africa, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, and Mauritius. Traditionally in Uganda, ''nsenene'' were collected by children and women. They were given to the women's husbands in return for a new ''gomasi'' (a traditional dress for women). Although the women were made to do the treacherous work of collecting ''nsenene'', they were never allowed to eat them. It was believed that women who consume ''nsenene'' would bear children with deformed heads like those of a conocephaline bush cricket. Nowadays, ''nsenene'' are consumed by most women in the areas where this insect is traditionally eaten. And mostly in Tanzania Haya Regions is considered as treaty and custom of welcoming accompanied dried coffee nuts
References
External links * *  Nsenene chronicle