I had an ice lolly with a tequila-soaked worm in it a few years ago. It wasn't very nice.

I read maggot loli. That would be /b/ material right there.

Eeeew. I remember when I went to Ohio 3 years ago it was the time when they were expecting the biiiig plague of locusts (cicadas)in the north-eastern parts of the midwest. Restaurants put all kinds of cicada dishes on the menu. Thankfully there was torrential rain for a couple of weeks before I arrived which slowed the cicada hatching until after I'd left. Not that I'd have eaten them, but I didn't much fancy being on a farm miles from anywhere with several hundred million cicadas.

People are squeamish about eating bugs and things. But after all, prawns and shrimps are just insects that live under water.

Fancy a massive heave?

yeah... I want to be open to this, but I'm not.

I haven't even been able to deal with the worm in the tequila. I'm, like, totally worm/grub unfriendly, don't ever wanna munch on a cicada, chocolated or not, etc.

I know I would change my tune under starvation circumstances, but... well, 'til then, I'll continue to be a mostly non-worm, non-insect person in terms of diet.

mealworms -- long maggot-like creatures

Not even. Maggots turn into flies. Mealworms turn into beetles.

I once bought these fried and salted larvae for a joke. I don't recall what kind of larvae, but they were about half of an inch long, segmented, and white. Naturally, I received numerous dares to try them. I finally relented. And they weren't bad. Really, they weren't. Maybe it was just the seasoning, but it wasn't at all unlike eating any other snack food. Once the positive flavor feedback mechanism starts, it overrides the abstract notion that you're supposed to be grossed out by what you're eating. That said, it would still take a few shots of some very strong alcohol before I'd be able to handle eating tarantulas.

treepour, those tarantulas actually look pretty tasty to me. I'm still eager to try balut.

I am NOT clicking any of the links in this thread. Except the home link.

I ate fried grasshoppers in Mexico many years ago. They were salty. The tequila helped them go down tho.

Those Mezcal worm lollipops are available all over the place in Southern California... and now they're even sugar free for diabetics! Wheeee!

Citizen Premier, it's not that the tarantulas don't look tasty (they kinda do, truth be told), but rather that spiders in general freak me out -- the idea of having one in my mouth -- eeek! Maybe that would be a good way to get over my fear, though . . .