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StartupRealities No 73 LocustHarvester  is an animal feed producer which harvests naturally occurring locusts by tracking the breakout of locust plagues (invasions) around the world. Once it has identified an outbreak, the company captures locust in their billions using specialised equipment of traps, nets and chemical attractants. LocustHarvester turns thousands of tonnes of ground dried locusts into animal feed annually. The company's activity also alleviates the environmental pressure on locust-stricken agricultural regions. Locust meal is used in aquaculture and in pig farms, as dried locust meal contains 130 to 280 grams of protein per kilogram. The copper found in locust blood (insect blood contains copper, while mammalian blood contains iron) seems to enhance fat to protein conversion when fed to pigs, recent research shows . CEO QUOTE "We turn a pest into gold dust. Well, into protein dust, to be precise. We help the world get rid of locust and we make excellent...

StartupRealities No 54 SnailPail  is a pet distributor that specialises in common but non-traditional pets such as snails, earthworms, beetles and butterflies. The company produces aquariums and other types of containers for these animals that maximise viewing opportunities, e.g. glass labyrinths for snails and worms. CEO QUOTE "SnailPail delivers an interesting glass container at your home, full of exotic animals... as pets go. But that's not the whole story. We also creates educational opportunities. For example, children who own snails love taking them out of their #snailquarium and racing them against one another on a sheet of paper. #SnailRacing is a creative and fun game and we make this type of creativity possible: our pets are relatively low-maintenance, multiple in number and easily replaceable," - said company founder and CEO Sanyl Pali. Garden snails crawling out of a snailquarium