Video of Lupita Ny'ong'o eating ants elicit mixed reactions

Lupita was eating a mango with some ants

• Lupita Ny'ong'o has elicited a mixed reaction on her social media after a video of her eating ants went viral.

• In the video Lupita explained that the ants tastes well as her friends talked about trying out crickets.

Hollywood superstar Lupita Ny'ong'o has elicited a mixed reaction on her social media after a video of her eating ants went viral.

Lupita who is in the company of some of her friends at an event is seen enjoying a mango fruit with some dead ants.

In the video, Lupita explained that the ants taste well as her friends talked about trying out other delicacies like crickets.

"These are ants and taste good."

In the caption, Lupita shared;

"You can call me Ant-Woman!! #Marvel #Ants #Foodie," she captioned the video.

The video has left her fans with mixed reactions with many claiming they would not try that.

Here are some comments from Lupita's video;

_c.m.uu: One thing about me…put some hot sauce on it and I’m gonna eat it.

maiywill4ever: You're gonna start feeling ANTsy Lupita

nesha_never_worried: Well can you come eat the ones on my porch.

_resilient_woman: That’s what my mango looked like when I dropped it on the ground that one time.

oranailspot: I bet they taste like kumbe kumbe.

evanhenrycatlett: I hear they taste lemony! Most of the world eats bugs outside of large western nations.

wilyenco: Excellent! I’ve had ant eggs (escamoles) but not a grown ant. Were they nutty in flavor?

gabrielle_dennis: On purpose??? I would've definitely assumed the waiter dropped mine and I would've asked for a new one...maybe I don't get out enough but YOU at least look great lol.

jesse_corona: If Lupita endorses, I’m down!

In Kenya, popular Food blogger, Aq9ine was in a lot of distress this past weekend after his experiment eating spiders went badly for him.

He shared a video of his swollen video saying he had reactions from the spider he ate.

"If this is my last video, it has been fun entertaining you and risking my life as well. I love risks coz we live a risk. We all gon die so f it. Lol.. Much love Comrades."

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