So I ate ants yesterday
So, I ate ants yesterday. Not on purpose. They had colonized the slice of pizza I left on the counter for approximately 7 and a half minutes. I attribute the strange metallicky/cardboardy taste of that first bite to the ants. We’ve had this ant problem since we moved here. Why I didn’t look before I bit I don’t know. When I did look, there were 6 ants per sqare inch, give or take.
I am very proud of the fact that I did not freak out in front of the kids. I chewed up the bite, swallowed it, and then washed it all down with about 4 glasses of water. I swished the water around in my mouth, trying to make sure I rinsed out any lingering legs or abdomens or thoraxes out of my teeth. I was very methodical and calm. When I wiped my mouth, I only came away with one ant on the napkin, which means I swallowed a bunch. I feel very guilty.
The irony of this is that I have always told my husband that I can’t do any type of reality tv show that would force me to eat anything out of the ordinary. No Fear Factor, no Survivor, no Amazing Race. I would do anything on those shows, including shave my head and swim with sharks, as long as I didn’t have to eat bugs, cooked or not. Although we love The Amazing Race and would love to be on that show, the bug-thing has kept me from applying.
Now I know for sure that I made the right decision.
Filed under: Animals, Funnies, I ate what?
Well, now I know what ants taste like. I’m not entirely sure why or how I will use this information, but it feels oddly comforting to know that I’ll have an answer if anyone ever asks.
If you need more detailed information, please feel free to contact me. :’
Sorry I didn’t reply before… blame it on my bloggin’ ignorance.
Hi Sherri,
I laughed my head off at your eating ants on the pizza. That sort of thing could only happen to you. Like the time you dropped the knife and it went through your shoe and into your foot. Thanks for the laugh!
I love you so much!
Aunt Vicky
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Wow. Well, when I was a kid I accidentally swallowed half a cockroach. Lesson– inspect brown colored glasses before pouring brown drinks into them because otherwise the brown cockroaches are hard to spot. I’ve mistrusted brown ever since.
Oh, and I totally freaked out. But I was nine.