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Insects to Feed the World

A worm-eating contest was held at Lake Compounce last Friday. Unfortunately, this article was published before the contest began, but you can get the flavor of our future from its description.

The contest will pit five park visitors against each other to see who can eat 10 earthworms the fastest. Anyone interested in competing must sign up starting at 6 p.m. inside of the park. Contestants must also be 18 or older.

The person who eats the 10 worms the fastest will win a 2024 Gold Season Pass for the park, an Apple Watch SE, and an earthworm T-shirt. Prizes will also be available for the other contestants including a Nintendo Switch Lite, Apple AirPods and season passes.

All of the earthworms consumed during the contestant will come from a hand-selected vendor and will be further inspected by the park's food and beverage and safety team, according to the spokesperson. The worms will also be cleaned with soap and water before being consumed alive. 

And here’s the real point of the contest:

According to a study published by the National Library of Medicine, earthworms are "a valuable food supplement of animal proteins and a strategy to improve food sustainability" for humans. Fresh earthworms, according to the study, fall within what is considered the "limits of acceptability" for human consumption.

The “limit of acceptability” today; “you’re lucky to have anything at all, peasant”, tomorrow.