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>I enjoy eating bugs
>I like keeping fruit flies. When I was a kid I loved bugs. Reading about them, chasing them around the school playground, I even ate some ants once. But my mother hated them and almost obsessively kept them out of the house. I practically never saw a housefly or mouth flying around the house, let alone spiders or mosquitos. The only exception were fruit flies. My mother often got a lot a lot of fruit for me and my siblings to eat, way more than we could possibly eat before they went bad. So, often I'd pass by the kitchen and see a couple of those little guys flying around. It was nice, and I remember intentionally avoiding fruit just so they can have more to eat. Now, on a side note, I've always had diet issues. Ever since I was a kid I had a protein deficiency. I feel really weak and lethargic when I don't have enough in me. When I was really young I took protein pills and supplements to mitigate this, but it soon got too pricey for my parents. So they decided to try incorporating more protein filled food into my diet. But the problem was I hated most meat and eggs. Luckily I quite liked nuts, so I just ate a load of those. It was grand. Now, skip to the present. I am 28, no longer living with my parents. I see bugs all over my house. Flies, spiders, house centipedes. I think I saw a scorpion in my backyard once. It's been amazing, almost like I live in a zoo compared to my childhood. But my favorite, as has been since I was a kid, were fruit flies. They were just cute little things. Tinier than house flies, small enough for the buzz of their wings to not become a nuisance over time, etc. Now, once I walked into the kitchen, grabbed an apple on my way out. I felt like the shit. Flipped it in the air, caught it. Munched on it as I headed to work. Now, skip to 7 PM. Quitting time. I realized I had forgotten my protein supplements, and didn't have any nuts or other protein filled food. But I felt fine. I mulled over this as I headed back home, and when I got back, I was in for a doozy. The counter I kept my fruit on was infested with fruit flies. There was practically a mini swarm in my kitchen. So, I guess I had accidentally eaten a few of them when I ate that apple, or at least some of their maggots. And, honestly, that apple tasted alright. Really good in fact. So I did a little experiment. I took another apple, saw all the critters on it, and took a bite. Sure enough, I really enjoyed it. So yeah, now I don't just keep fruit flies just for fun or to look at. I farm them. I still like and often eat nuts, but I think I've found a new favorite food.
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giga?