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Tasty Cicada Recipes for When the Swarm Strikes This Summer

Emerald Catron — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:22:56 +0000

Listen, don't read this while you're eating. Come back when you've finished though. It's just that reading about parboiling insects might have a negative effect on your appetite. See, the 17-year cicadas have already started to emerge from the ground, and there are going to be billions of them. BILLIONS. So, you may as well eat some, right?

14 Adorable Beetles That Won't Make You Scream in Terror

Emerald Catron — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:21 +0000

Generally, when we think of beetles we imagine something black and vaguely menacing, slowly crawling towards our foot. GAH! It turns out, not all beetles are that way. Don’t get us wrong, a lot of them are, but some of them are super cute. Like, we might even swallow our pride and say the word [...]

17 Ridiculously Cute Moths (Yes, Moths)

Emerald Catron — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:48:02 +0000

Generally speaking, we think of moths as the unsettling, night-flying creepster cousin of the butterfly. But *look* at this Emperor Gum Moth! It is at least as cute as a candid shot of a dog. At least. So we scrounged up some more pictures of moths cute enough that we probably wouldn’t scream if they [...]

Florida Man Dies After Roach Eating Contest

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:40:21 +0000

Eating a big olâ€™ juicy bug is one of those things a guyâ€™s gotta do at least once in his life. Itâ€™s like drinking bull testicle beer–a one-time-BAM-done kind of deal thatâ€™s a true testament to oneâ€™s manhood. First off, things can get a little weird down in Florida. Just take a look at Tabitha [...]

Man Dies After Winning Roach-Eating Contest

Donald Deane — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:25:04 +0000

Well, it's finally happened -- someone died after gorging themselves in an eating contest. But here's the kicker: The 32-year-old man in question passed away after scarfing down dozens of roaches and worms. Ick! Why couldn't it have been something tasty like hot dogs or buffalo wings?

Worms: They're What's For Dinner [VIDEO]

Shay Hill — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:50:55 +0000

Remember in grade school reading the book “How To Eat Fried Worms”, well this is that book in real life. It’s a new food cart in San Francisco called Don Bugito and the owner,Monica Martinez, swears it’s no more weird than eating sushi. She also points out they are easier to raise than a cow [...]

Florida Marlin Logan Morrison Flips Out Over Bug in the Dugout [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:51:32 +0000

Upon returning to the dugout from the field, Florida Marlin Logan Morrison was attacked by a large praying mantis, who had been perched on the dugout’s rails.

His reaction? A bit extreme: Morrison’s arms flailed all over the place in a desperate attempt to get the harmless bug away from his person. Needless to say, his teammates and the game’s broadcasters found his insect-triggered spasms highly entertaining.