![]() Maggots, according to Bei, were the greatest gift of the forest. ![]() In reverential tones, he explained the best seasons, the best state of decay, the best varieties. His smile was as wide as the river mouth. Sinking his axe into a fallen trunk, Bei opened the rotten wood as deftly as a surgeon, and lifted out a handful of squirming yellow grubs, the larvae of Amazon beetle. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)ĭeep in the Amazonian jungle, I am discussing maggots with a Huaorani tribesman.
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