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My Two-Week Edible-Insect Feast

My Two-Week Edible-Insect Feast

My Two-Week Edible-Insect Feast

Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer

August 7, 20187m 7s

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The insects appeared at my Chicago doorstep in swarms. Crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, mealworms, ants—all of them dead on arrival, entombed in resealable bags and glass jars. Before long, my apartment was overrun with bugs, and soon all of my meals would be too. I had summoned this infestation, ranging from whole dried insects to bug-based chips, granola, and protein bars, for the greater good.

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