Bex De Prospo

Guest writer

Bex De Prospo is an entrepreneur and freelance storyteller with a background in theatre and rock and roll. She currently manages Christchurch Town Hall and remains an active part of the NZ startup scene. She is an avid and terrible surfer who has eaten multiple tarantulas and once walked two kilometres on a broken leg.

Bex De Prospo encounters scorpions and a tarantula on a research trip to Cambodia (Photo: Supplied)

‘Things got pretty weird’: What went wrong with edible bug business Anteater

Bex de Prospo went from running music venues to spruiking ants and locusts to the country's best restaurants. Now, after three years of trying to make a difference, she explains why Christchurch startup Anteater is shutting its doors.

By Bex De Prospo | 11th February, 2019