Subj : bug eaters
To   : Dumas Walker
From : MRO
Date : Wed Jun 26 2024 01:38 pm

  Re: bug eaters
  By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Wed Jun 26 2024 09:48 am

 > > Anyways, people are going to state parks and harvesting them and dnr is
 > > mad.
 >
 > Are they mad because people are doing it, or because someone was aggressive
 > in getting them to do their jobs?
 >

well the dnr's game wardens are pretty decent around here.
I just think one person really brought it to their attention.

doing a mass genocide on these horrible cicadas could affect the ecosystem.
they basically evolved to do this 17 year cycle so they wouldn't be wiped out, as well.
 >
 > Either way, that is pretty wild that people would be out harvesting them.
 >

There have been a lot of articles in my area saying where the bugs are and doing an 'everyone's doing it' article about collecting them and eating them.
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