Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report

<table>Scheme of the exceptional use of toxic millipedes: as demonstrated for capuchin monkeys, that during the rainy season use millipedes’ secretions against mosquitoes, Bobo people in Burkina Faso may consume millipedes for their antiparasite effect.</table>

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Figure 5: Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report 