Vegan Friends

Several of my friends are vegan or vegetarian and I asked a few of them if they would try bugs with me. Result: everyone I asked said yes. I found their responses odd and interesting because these vegans and vegetarians were willing to eat insects when they're unwilling to eat any other animal. What I've come to believe is that some people think this way because these people don't recognize insects as a legitimate source of protein. This is normal considering most Americans don't practice entomophagy nor do they know much about edible insects.