As people have said before, westerners are actually strange for not including some kinds of insects in their normal diet. Though, oddly, we think eating crustaceans is fine. Is there really THAT big a difference between a grasshopper and a shrimp? That said, insect larvae gross me out, so I probably would not eat any kind of grub or caterpillar, unless maybe it was prepared by someone who knew what they were doing (like some non-western cook that makes them all the time). The thought of accidentally eating, say, a cabbage worm, totally grosses me out. I've heard crickets and grasshoppers aren't too bad, again, properly prepared. And locusts are specifically mentioned as kosher in the scriptures! Hey, kosher restaurants could be totally missing out on a great alternative to shrimp. Parasites are a different matter, but don't you mainly get those from fecal contamination? An aphid or cabbage worm is not going to survive your digestive tract and become parasitic. Being a parasite is not that easy; they have to have a lot of adaptations to survive that environment and hide from your immune system.

Here are some more pretties to consider: Iris 'Starship Enterprise' (Tall Bearded) http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/75412/ Iris 'Dark Vader' (Standard Dwarf Bearded) http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/146495/ Iris 'Jurassic Park' (Tall Bearded) http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/43022/ Iris 'Starwoman' (Intermediate Bearded) http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/p1/gw1088155.html Iris 'Alien Mist' (Tall Bearded) http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/22381/ Iris 'Battlestar' (Tall Bearded) Iris 'Bermuda Triangle' (Border Bearded) http://www.medianiris.com/images/Conventions/BB/Bermuda%20Triangle.jpg Can you tell I've been looking at irises, lately?? Have fun with your theme!

Im trying to figure this out also they have a hard shell some are glossy with a gold stripe on there back they started invading my apartment i think they come from the desert landscape at my apartment im in Henderson and have ask other people nobody seems to know are even heard of them they love crawlingon the stucco then squeeze there way thru my window

OH Geez.... now I am depressed. See, I am just learning about gardening (in the last few years) and am ignorant at times - this is a time... I am sick. I would not have hurt it if I knew. I am so used to "bad" bugs, I immediately jumped at that one. Carrie - who is VERY sad...