The Good Life – May-June 2018

The word millipede comes from the Latin language and
means '1,000 feet,' but most millipedes don't have that
many feet. Most have about 40 to 400 legs. When they
walk, they look like they are walking in waves because
all their legs move together in a smooth motion.
sit, insect parts will float to the top — mostly
cockroaches. Do you like peanut butter? The
USDA allows 50 insect parts per 100 grams.
You can’t keep them out. That’s about a peanut
butter sandwich, so the USDA allows you to
have 50 insect parts in your peanut butter
sandwich.”
The USDA allows you to have
50 insect parts in your peanut
butter sandwich.
If your favorite sandwich is no longer a PBJ&C
(peanut butter, jelly and cockroach), take heart.
You can minimize your bug intake in other ways.
“Bugs in flour, corn meal — it’s not your fault. It
showed up in a grocery store. If you throw out
a totally contaminated bag of flour, some have
probably already moved over to the spaghetti
and the corn meal. If there’s not many in there,
put it in a sealed container and freeze it.”
Bad Relatives
Even as The Bug Man, it’s impossible not to
choose favorites out of the insect kingdom and
to empathize with others for their unfortunate
stereotypes.
Carey’s favorite specimen is the honeybee, an
imported insect. Originally from Europe, they
were once called the white man’s fly.
“We didn’t have honeybees in the United
States,” Carey said. “When they came in, there’s
a possibility we lost 12 to 100 different species
of other bees. We probably lost just as many
plants because they don’t pollinate like the old
bees did. Honeybees have been in Europe and
the Middle East a long time. They’re even listed
in the Bible.”
The seasoned entomologist likes bees so much
he’s even spoken with them on occasion —
indirectly, of course.
Not everyone you meet has a jar of
tarantula exoskeletons on their desk!
Molting is a process tarantulas go
through as they grow. They shed off their
old skin much like snakes.
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