Once, I was obsessed with Black Soldier Flies and came across another unusual person, Justin Piatt. We got some larvae and decided to prepare them as snacks.
For better or worse, the owner of the pans was so disgusted that we decided to skip that experience for now.
[…] Fifteen years ago, I went down a rabbit hole that was mostly larvae. Specifically, Hermetia illucens, better known as Black Soldier Flies. I was obsessed. Not in the “cute pet bug” way, but in the “what if this insect could help save the world” kind of way. I read everything I could find, told anyone who would listen, and probably came uncomfortably close to trying one on toast. […]
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