Is it legal to eat scorpions in the US?

Our mission: to find scorpions, a delicacy in China. Scorpions can be cooked in many different ways — roasted, fried, grilled or even consumed live. Fried scorpions have generally only popped up in the U.S. read more

You can legally eat anything that isn't a controlled substance. Some scorpions are illegal to own in some jurisdictions, but this likely doesn't apply to eating them. Assuming you can eat one without having one alive, you'd probably not be breaking a law. read more

These animals all eat very little, and use even less energy. Some can sit for months in their homes without food and be just fine. In fact, many of mine simply wait in the burrows/lairs, and then move towards the entrance at night waiting in to ambush some poor cricket. read more

Aside from Chinese medicine, there are many benefits to eating scorpions in a survival situation. Protein – Scorpions – and other bugs – are packed full of protein. While beef typically has a 20% protein content, scorpions can pack as much as 80%. read more