Did Indigenous Arctic and subarctic populations eat fly larvae as a preferred food source?

Indigenous Arctic Diet1 min readUpdated June 6, 2026

What the Evidence Shows

We’ve found so far that historical records indicate Indigenous peoples in the Arctic and subarctic regularly consumed fly larvae from decaying animal matter, and they did so because they valued them as a nutritious food, not out of necessity [1]. The evidence we’ve reviewed leans toward this being...

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