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Jargon in intro: "unprofitable and distasteful"?edit
Latest comment: 4 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion
It is not explained what "unprofitable" and "distasteful" mean here. I can see this is some sort of a jargon in biology but it is not listed in dictionaries. Could someone knowledgable maybe add an explanation or an explanatory footnote? --213.220.127.150 (talk) 01:54, 2 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
Not really "jargon": it all just means not worth eating, for whatever reason - vile bitter taste, poison, foul stink, a nasty bite, a sting, anything that makes the effort of trying to eat it not worth the result. With insect prey, taste is one of the most common reasons but far from the only one. If you can think of one word that means all that, go for it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:15, 2 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for the explanation and thank you for fixing it ;) I was trying to mimic simple explanation given in Merriam-Webster and Britannica. I later noticed that "unprofitable" was already explained in a footnote in another section. 213.220.123.14 (talk) 14:21, 2 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
Yes, I noticed. Thanks for your interest. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:25, 2 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
