Oct 10, 2007 2:11 AM GMT
It seems like an unlikely time of year, but today's bike ride was totally buggy! It was a cool, overcast, calm (quite unusual, here) day that seemed to be just right for huge bug hatch. Every time I passed an area with green vegetation, I got plastered. Down by the river, I could hardly breathe! When I got home, and stripped off my jersey, I was even covered with bugs inside my clothes.
At least I didn't need to use a protein shake today.
Years ago and far away, I used to cycle past an alfalfa field, where I occasionally ingested bugs that were actually quite sweet-tasting. However, I could never figure out which ones they were, because by the time I tasted them, it was too late to identify them. (I never did the obvious experiment of identifying first and then tasting.)
I guess we're kind of spoiled here in a dry climate where bug density is usually low. Does anybody try to filter out bugs, or do you just consider them bonus protein? In moister climes, how do you avoid choking on them?
It bugs me.
At least I didn't need to use a protein shake today.
Years ago and far away, I used to cycle past an alfalfa field, where I occasionally ingested bugs that were actually quite sweet-tasting. However, I could never figure out which ones they were, because by the time I tasted them, it was too late to identify them. (I never did the obvious experiment of identifying first and then tasting.)
I guess we're kind of spoiled here in a dry climate where bug density is usually low. Does anybody try to filter out bugs, or do you just consider them bonus protein? In moister climes, how do you avoid choking on them?
It bugs me.