mealworms
Reptile food squirm
Mealworms are the larvae of darkling beetles, raised commercially as food for pet reptiles, birds, and fish.
They're also increasingly promoted as a sustainable protein source for humans.
The name comes from their appetite for grain products—they're pests in stored flour and meal.
The gecko ate three mealworms.
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaeMetamorphosis middle stage
- beetlesHard-winged insects
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
instar · darkling · grubs · pupation · stages · development · growth · exoskeleton
Agricultural land tract
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- branCereal grain husk
- oatsCereal grain for porridge
bedding · moisture · temperature · container · harvest · frass · colony · vermiculture
Safe to consume
- nutritionBodily use of food
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- dietaryOf food consumption
- macronutrientNutrient required in quantity
flour · powder · snack · roasted · seasoned · cricket · locust
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaeMetamorphosis middle stage
- beetlesHard-winged insects
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
molting · instar · darkling · grubs · pupation · stages · development · growth · exoskeleton · segmented
farm
Agricultural land tract
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- branCereal grain husk
oats · bedding · moisture · temperature · container · harvest · frass · colony · vermiculture · composting
edible
Safe to consume
- nutritionBodily use of food
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- dietaryOf food consumption
macronutrient · flour · powder · snack · roasted · seasoned · cricket · locust
terrarium
Glass-walled growing enclosure
- geckoClimbing lizard with toe pads
- skinkSleek burrowing lizard
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
vivarium · feeder · dusting · calcium · tongs · enrichment · husbandry
chickens
Domestic fowl for eggs
hens · pecking · coop · forage · scratch · treats · supplement · laying · henhouse · flock
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- pet feedinghay, pellets, vegetables, fruits, greens
- birding gearbinoculars, field guide, spotting scope, bird feeder, birdseed
- edible insectscrickets, cricket, grasshoppers, grasshopper, locusts
- fishing baitnightcrawlers, nightcrawler, live bait, earthworms, minnow
- larvaelarvae, larva, caterpillar, caterpillars, maggot