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This Silverfish Will Melt Your Heart
Some insects are an easy sell. Butterflies. Dragonflies. Honeybees. But for me it’s all about promoting the beauty inherent in the lesser-loved creatures on this planet, the ones who get no attention, or worse are vilified for having the temerity … Continue reading
Posted in insect, photography
Tagged Matthias Lenke, mayfly, mealworm, silverfish, water strider
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In Which: I Eat All The Insects
Last night Mrs. Swarm and I visited the Headlands Center for the Arts to take part in a delicious multi-course meal presented by Monica Martinez, owner of Don Bugito, a new insect-themed food cart in San Francisco. The Headlands Center … Continue reading
Posted in cuisine, event
Tagged ant, cricket, Don Bugito, hemipteran, mealworm, Mónica Martínez, moth, Rosanna Yau, wax moth
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City of Insects
I love a good insect-snack when they’re served in edgy restaurants or entomology conferences, but these are essentially leggy window-dressing, a haute cuisine curio usually consisting of a dry-roasted cricket coated in spices daringly decorating a fancy hors d’oeuvre. Sure … Continue reading
