Harry Watches Some Worm Eating

The best thing about living in the Insectarium is that you never know what you’re going to see each day. For example, a little while ago, I saw one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen. I saw a fourth-grade teacher eat worms.

That’s right. You heard me correctly. A class full of fourth-grade students from St. Bernard Parish came here for a field trip. It turns out that their teacher, Alison Gros, had made a bet with her students. She and her teaching assistant were going to eat a worm for every student that passed their Louisiana Educational Assessment Program test. The teacher promised to eat FIVE worms for anyone who earned an advanced score.

So the next thing you know, the teachers ate 16 worms in front of the students. They were still wiggling.

Now, I’ve seen humans eat all kinds of things. But I’ve never seen them show much interest in eating worms. Why would they when there are so many wonderful human foods to eat? Like pancakes and fried banana sandwiches and pizza and pancakes.

It turns out there’s even a book about people eating worms. It’s called "How to Eat Fried Worms." I’m going to read it. From what I’ve heard it’s pretty great.