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are the various kinds of salmon, the cod, herring, mackerel, 

 and halibut. 



The gelatinous fin-rays of certain sharks (see Fig. 103) 

 make an excellent soup, much valued by the Chinese. 



In most regions the flesh of the fish is cooked before 

 eating. In arctic regions it is salted or smoked. In Japan 

 and Hawaii fishes are largely eaten raw. 



Insects, such as locusts and the larvae of certain beetles, 

 are used as human foods by the lowest races only. The 

 honey made from nectar gathered from flowers by the honey- 



FIG. 241. The palolo or edible worm of the Atlantic (Eunice fucata Ehlers), Tortu- 

 gas, Florida. After A. G. MAYER. 



bee has, however, been regarded as a delicacy by all races of 

 men who dwell in regions inhabited by bees. Various crus- 

 taceans, as the lobster, cray-fish, and many crabs, are, how- 

 ever, much esteemed. The " beche de mer " is a holothurian 

 used as food in the western Pacific ; and many people eat 

 certain species of sea-urchins. Worms have rarely any 

 economic value. The common earthworm is, however, of 

 the greatest service in pulverizing soils. Certain sea-worms 

 are edible. Most notable of these is a worm of the coral 



