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Originally Posted by tore
Yes, there are f.ex stuff like nematode worm parasites which use insects as intermediate hosts...
I know a guy who ate a slug (not insect, but) on a dare, though, and I would never do that. I know the kind he ate are often hosts to parasites that infect ducks (slug predators) and, while I guess even duck parasites won't harm humans that much, I would not like to risk it.
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That reminded me of a story a little while ago of a young child getting some form of meningitis after eating a slug or snail. Just Googled "slug brain damage" and this popped up.
Angiostrongylus Cantonensis