Bug a Boon

“Over the next six weeks or so, a trillion cicadas will emerge across the Midwest and Southeast for a brief, raucous, once-in-a-lifetime bender. ‘What an incredible time,’ said Joseph Yoon, a particularly exuberant bug enthusiast who will hit the road and forage for the insects as they tunnel up in a mass emergence of two regional broods not seen since 1803. ‘The romance! The kismet! The synchronicity that this is all occurring in my lifetime!'” And, for many, it’s not just the scientific intrigue. It’s lunch. NYT (Gift Article): For Edible Bug Fans, Cicadas Are Noisy Lobsters of the Trees.