Ant Man

We have an ant harvester in the neighborhood. He comes around to the house about once a week with a long bamboo pole with a rice sack fixed to the end. He uses this contraption to knock the ant nests down from the tops of the trees and then he collects the larvae. When asked what he does with the larvae the response was "eat it." I wonder how often he has ant larvae for his meals since I've seen him all over the neighborhood poking his stick in the trees. How he manages not to get severally bitten is beyond me...these ants are nasty and he goes about his work so non-chalantly. Though he does not sell the fruits of his labors, one can find them at the market where they are expensive (so i've been told). I wonder if I could get him to invite me over for dinner one night?