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2004-09-27 Africa: North

Mali: Locusts swarm in to threaten rice fields

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-09-27 1:03:56 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hmm... locusts eat the rice... catch the locusts and eat them. Presto: "Rice-stuffed locusts: a bit o' protein to go with your rice ration."

Posted by eLarson 2004-09-27 10:50:13 AM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2004-09-27 10:50:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Some guy did that in the recent east coast locust swarm. Turns out some folks are highly allergic - nearly croaked.

Posted by Anonymous6686 2004-09-27 2:48:27 PM|| 2004-09-27 2:48:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 cicada reaction

Posted by Frank G 2004-09-27 2:50:07 PM|| 2004-09-27 2:50:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 A6686: Some guy did that in the recent east coast locust swarm. Turns out some folks are highly allergic - nearly croaked.

That was cicadas. Locusts are quite distinct and very edible, or so I've read. Haven't you heard of chicken-fried locusts?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-27 2:58:15 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-27 2:58:15 PM|| Front Page Top

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