The Importance of Insects in Australian Aboriginal Society: A Dictionary Survey

Insects and their products have long been used in Indigenous Australian societies as food, medicine and construction material, and given prominent roles in myths, traditional songs and ceremonies. However, much of the available information on the uses of insects in Australia remains anecdotal. In th...

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Published in:	Ethnobiology Letters
Main Authors:	Aung Si, Myfany Turpin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Society of Ethnobiology 2015-09-01
Subjects:	Edible insects Australian Aboriginal languages Ethnoentomology Honeybee Moth larva Beetle larva
Online Access:	http://ojs.ethnobiology.org/index.php/ebl/article/view/399