Bed bugs are well-known to eat human blood, thus the notorious bed bug bites. However, bed bugs also feed on other warm-blooded animals such as cats, dogs, rodents, birds, and even bats.

When periodical cicadas emerge, they’re consumed by just about anything that eats insects. Mammals and birds, amphibians and reptiles, and fish all eat cicadas — and benefit from the glut of them.

If they eat too many, your dog or cat may experience gastrointestinal issues similar to what happens after ingesting a foreign body, says veterinarian Diana Watkins, who owns 143 Veterinary ...

"It's estimated up to 1.2 trillion insects are raised on farms each year as companies race to find a high-protein, low-carbon solution to feed animals and the world's population," Kraus stated.