Western culture apparently has a thing against insects, but they are evidently quite nutritious.
It does not seem like there is a thing against insects. Here are some recipes:
http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~cbader/ghprecwithinsects.html Maybe you donīt want to have a look at your flour with a microscope. Most of us may already eat a fair amount of insects.
In the case of the hunter it may have been better to pass on the worms. Going hungry for five days does not require antibiotics.