Just in case eating cicadas is something you want to do.
, the Food and Drug Administration wants to remind you that it’s probably best to skip this particular crunchy snack.
Every 17 years, Brood X cicadas tunnel their way to the surface across the eastern U.S. Some of them will go on to fly free, mate, and lay eggs. But others will find out very quickly that some humans like to eat cicadas. In fact, eating insects such as cicadas is a normal and surprisingly nutritious culinary tradition in many countries,. And some in the U.S. are capitalizing on the Brood X resurgence to give them a try.
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