Pretend or pretend, cobweb is a common insect in the Red River that can be processed into a delicious dish but few people know about it. Read the article below to find out what the pretender is and where the pretender lives.

What is a pretend animal?

It is a type of insect that belongs to the order of mayflies and has a very short lifespan. When grown, the Vac is as big as a grasshopper but is pure white, has thin wings, and flutters above the water. The larvae of the caterpillars live in water. Once mature, the larvae only live for a few hours, so they are considered champions of premature death.

The Vo’s body is very soft, the two antennae on the head resemble daggers, and at the end there are 3 tail feathers. Pretending to have the ability to glow at night.

At night, the species often gather on the water surface to mate. After mating, Vo lays eggs in the water and then dies floating on the river surface.

The eggs hatch into larvae, sink to the bottom of the river, waiting to rise to the surface to molt.

Each year, Vo only gives birth once. The Vo larvae grow up to the size of small dragonflies, molt, fly out, mate, lay eggs and die after a few hours. The next generation again does the same task as a cycle.

I pretend to be a specialty of the Red River

Con Vo is an ingredient to prepare many famous specialties such as stir-fried mac mat leaves, stir-fried salad, stir-fried muslin, stir-fried squash, stir-fried water spinach, spring rolls, hot pot with crab…

Con Vo is only available from February to April of the lunar calendar. They are only found at river confluences where there is plenty of soil for them to nest.

It only appears from 4-6 am and then disappears, so to catch it, fishermen have to prepare from 3 am, using boats with net rackets to catch fish at the mouth of the Red River.

Currently, it is very rare so the selling price is also high, up to 500,000 VND/kg.