# Insect flatulence

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-flatulence/63406
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
**Created:** [April 26, 2001, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-flatulence/63406 "2001-04-26T14:31:57Z")
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### Author: ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2001, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-flatulence/63406/1 "2001-04-26T14:31:57Z")

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In this thread, [Insect Flatulence](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/minsectgas.html) we find that most insects don’t. But what about solid … um… wastes… Do they “take a dump” or are insect digestive systems very efficient?

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### Author: ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2001, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-flatulence/63406/2 "2001-04-26T14:52:34Z")

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I find it hard to believe that anyone would Care, actually.

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### Author: ![Doug\_Yanega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@Doug\_Yanega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Yanega)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/insect-flatulence/63406/3 "2001-04-26T17:42:07Z")

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If an insect eats solid food, it poops. Of course, there are plenty of insects where the adults never feed, or only feed on lquids.