They are found even in the Antarctic, where penguins carry 15 species of lice (in the genera Austrogonoides and Nesiotinus). 1  Ricinus bombycillae, an Amblyceran louse from the bohemian waxwing. 2  Trinoton anserinum, an Amblyceran louse from a mute swan. 3  Damalinia limbata is an Ischnoceran louse from goats.
Edible parts: Kudzu leaves, flowers, blossoms, vine tips and roots are edible. The kudzu plant produces fragrant blossoms which you can make into jelly, syrup and candy. Cook the root - it contains about 10% starch which can be extracted and used as a coating in deep fried foods, or for thickening soups etc.
IN BRIEF. Sometimes called âthe vine that ate the South,â. kudzu is a fast-growing, semi-woody, nitrogen-. fixing, perennial vine in the pea family that can. climb 100 feet and sprawl laterally 50 feet. It can. completely cover acres of land, smothering. existing vegetation.