Feeding T's cicadas?

[deviance1911]

So as some of you might know the brood II cicada is starting to emerge in the eastern coast of the United States. Is it possible to feed them to T's? Especially the larvae form that we see crawling on the ground. Would it be safe? I remember reading a long time ago that the larvae form doesn't really eat anything so they can't inject pesticides on grass or anything like that. What do you guys think? I'm just curious haha. Do you think a T could safely eat the larvae form or the adult winged form?

 

[akarikuragi]

I'd suggest not feeding your T's any wild caught prey item as you really don't know what is in it. It could have parasites or it could be contaminated with pesticides, even if they don't eat anything it could possibly absorb it or have them on it.

 

[deviance1911]

Gotcha, thanks!

 

[friendttyy]

rather not and rather keep the cicada in a bottle after it dies cause i heard only every 17years do you get to see them.

 

[McGuiverstein]

Dude, you can feed your spiders anything you want.. If you want to potentially expose your spider to pesticides, parasites, or diseases from an insect that you find outside rather than just feeding it the standard captive bred roach or cricket, it's up to you. As a rule, spiders can eat pretty much anything they can overpower. Both the larvae and adults would fall into that category.

 

[PrettyHate]

Oddly enough I found this the other day: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...das-recipes-food-cooking-bugs-nation-animals/

I find it funny that here we are saying nooo dont feed that to your T , and then there is Nat Geo suggesting I should be serving this at my backyard BBQ.

 

[akarikuragi]

Well yes, but there are a few differences between us eating a wild caught bug and a tarantula eating a wild caught bug.

First is pesticides are designed to kill bugs. We are not bugs, tarantulas are.

The second is the possible parasites that can be in wild caught insects. These parasites might be designed only for invert hosts, thus only effecting bugs and not us, even if we were to eat them raw. This leads to the second point: people usually eat cooked insects, whereas tarantulas eat live or recently killed insects, thus the parasites would still be alive and capable of infecting them, whereas in cooked insects they would be dead.

Though you wouldn't get me to eat them regardless of where you found them or where they are prepared.:biggrin: No insects for me, thank you!

 

[PrettyHate]

Well yes, but there are a few differences between us eating a wild caught bug and a tarantula eating a wild caught bug.

First is pesticides are designed to kill bugs. We are not bugs, tarantulas are.

The second is the possible parasites that can be in wild caught insects. These parasites might be designed only for invert hosts, thus only effecting bugs and not us, even if we were to eat them raw. This leads to the second point: people usually eat cooked insects, whereas tarantulas eat live or recently killed insects, thus the parasites would still be alive and capable of infecting them, whereas in cooked insects they would be dead.

Though you wouldn't get me to eat them regardless of where you found them or where they are prepared.:biggrin: No insects for me, thank you!

Good points- regardless, no one in my household, T or otherwise will be putting on near their mouth parts.
I dont care if they covered those things in the last chocolate found on earth and I was PMSing- there is no way I would try one...not even a nibble.

 

[Poec54]

Oddly enough I found this the other day...I find it funny that here we are saying nooo dont feed that to your T , and then there is Nat Geo suggesting I should be serving this at my backyard BBQ.

There's a flaw in your logic. You've been exposed to chemicals and toxins all your life, as were your parents; this is new to T's. How much in the way of pesticides can your system handle compared to a T from some remote jungle?

 

[PrettyHate]

There's a flaw in your logic. You've been exposed to chemicals and toxins all your life, as were your parents; this is new to T's. How much in the way of pesticides can your system handle compared to a T from some remote jungle?

I was not suggesting that feeding wild caught anything is safe for a T. I was simply saying that I find it slightly ironic that given how unhealthy the environment is in general, thus making wild caught insects not safe for Ts, people would even think of eating them themselves.

 

[Poec54]

I was not suggesting that feeding wild caught anything is safe for a T. I was simply saying that I find it slightly ironic that given how unhealthy the environment is in general, thus making wild caught insects not safe for Ts, people would even think of eating them themselves.

As mammals we have a higher tolerence for chemicals, and doctors to help us when we overdo it.