is it true that if you eat ants, your eysight will improve?

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NO! No! Don't do it.look what it did to my hair!

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Give it a whirl and let us know.

Ummmm i dont know,but something to think about i guess.sounds really really very nesty and scary.

Only if coated in pesticide.

no that would be carrots and ewww they have no tatse at all

No.its just a fad.a myth

yes

this is not one of those thrill-seeker shows.heck no, i ain't eating no ants.PERIOD

I doubt it. I've never heard this, but I have heard that ants and other insects are good sources of protein, but I've never heard that protein will improve eyesight.

be the first to find out please!!??

If you can see those little f*ckers on the ground than who needs to improve their eye sight?

huh? really? na eating ants can't taste good.

donno, didn't try it yet

Absolutely! Eat as many ants as you can in your little lifetime..please, go get some right now!

try it and get back to me

My poor, misguided friend! It's what THEY eat that you're supposed to eat. That's why they can see without eyes!

you might want to ask the chinese folks regarding that..

Yes, go eat the bright red ones. I hear those are even better than plain ole black or brown ones..

i thought it was raisins? maybe someone was trying to mess with your head? carrots do though

Absolutly. I used to have 180/20 vision in both eyes. I began eating ants about eight months ago. My vision is now 120/20. While its not perfect still, it is very much improved.

I don't need to see that badly. Try carrots instead.

i'd father go blind.bilberry works infact in WWII the solders where given bilberry to inprove their night vision. you can buy it at any health food store

it has to be. birds eat ants and they can see great.

"eyes like a hawk" mean anything to you?

one time a bird that had been stalking me dive-bombed me from what i believe to be 1000 yrds in the sky. how could he even see me? it's b/c he had great eye sight.

-that and he was possesed by the devil

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.. don't really know? let me eat some rights now.*(crunch,crunch)*
hmm..i see no improvement.... wait i think its working....oh no never mind. i guess NOOOOO!!

Once i actually ate an ant (not purposely), it was in my food and it wasn't that great but it wasn't horrible either. And i wear glasses now, so i don't think it helped.

2 for me -5 for you!

I doubt it, and wouldn't want to eat it!

This will only give you protien.

Most of ant species are edible but unfortunately not the ones that you have in your yard. Most of the species in the US can not be eaten. There are some kinds that not even birds eat them.

Eating insects can be really dangerous especially if you do not know which are edible. In this case ants, when you digest them, release toxins that in the best case scenario are causing extreme pain.

Bugs in general are good food and many people around the world eat ants. I did some research but I could not find any evidence that they increase your eyesight. Probably is one of those urban myths. There are some tribes in Africa and Australia that believe that bugs have healing powers but it could not be proved.

Take a look at the links they have many interesting aspects of the matter. Interesting question.
Source(s):
http://www.food-insects.com/Insects%20as%20Human%20Food.htm
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/publications/zoogoer/2005/4/edibleinsects.cfm
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/nov2000/975373121.Zo.r.html
http://www.manataka.org/page160.html

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