Turning insects into a protein powder or peanut butter-like substance could help introduce edible insects to the mass market more smoothly , but Unger wanted her project to make a statement . Austrian designer Martin Unger invented an appliance that harvests insects for us to eat . Over 100 days black widow fly eggs reproduce to make 2.4 kilograms of nutritious fly larva . It was invented to meet the protein needs of the nine species expected to be on Earth in future .
Austrian designer Martin Unger invented an appliance that harvests insects for us to eat . Over 100 days black widow fly eggs reproduce to make 2.4 kilograms of nutritious fly larva . It was invented to meet the protein needs of the nine species expected to be on Earth in future .