Sicily is close to Africa in a geographical and historical sense.

The island’s cuisine is dappled by Arab influences, open air markets in most major cities are reminiscent of Moroccan bazaars and the scirocco wind often whips up dry air from the Sahara.

Another African element of the island are the strange insects you discover, which seem to plucked out of a National Geographic Documentary.

If anyone knows anything about Entomology, please tell me the name of these fascinating creatures …