The Good Life – May-June 2018
Featuring Entomologist Donald Carey "The Bug Man" Local Hero - Clay County Detective, Jason Hicks, Having a Beer with Radio Producer - Kyle Iverson and more in Fargo Moorhead's only men's magazine. Featuring Entomologist Donald Carey "The Bug Man" Local Hero - Clay County Detective, Jason Hicks, Having a Beer with Radio Producer - Kyle Iverson and more in Fargo Moorhead's only men's magazine.
ON THE COVER // DONALD CAREY Indian walking sticks for a display. I fed them romaine lettuce. I’d take out the outer leaves, wash it and feed them. It would kill my walking sticks. It didn’t matter how well I washed the lettuce or what brand I bought. Once I chose organic, they were fine. That was over a six-month period, so it wasn’t an isolated incident. There’s something in that lettuce they didn’t like. I had to go organic.” When Carey compares how most Americans and his international friends purchase produce, there is a definite contrast in what they choose to take home. “I have friends from Europe, and they’ll pick up an apple out of the grocery store that’s blemished or has a hole or a worm in it. They cut the hole out and eat the apple. In the United States, we have zero tolerance for that,” Carey said. “I once worked in a private industry, and some of the chemicals used to control insects on apples are very nasty. It’s kind of scary. You’re killing a living organism. It’s much smaller, but I also am a living organism.” Hidden Protein Scorpions, like spiders, are arachnids. Scorpions have two venom glands that produce venom used in hunting and self defense. Scorpions do not have bones instead they have an exoskeleton made of chitin, which is similar to the shell of a shrimp. As flour replacements continue to become more unusual, insects like crickets are being touted as proteinpacked gifts of nature. However, there are plenty of other insects to choose from, too, such as cockroaches, and they’re undoubtedly in the type of flour you already buy. In fact, you get an extra bit of protein in your packaged foods every day. “We eat insects all the time,” Carey said. “If you take a pound of ground coffee, put it in a gallon of water and add a cup of sugar (sugar makes things float), shake it up and let it 20 / THE GOOD LIFE / urbantoadmedia.com
The word millipede comes from the Latin language and means '1,000 feet,' but most millipedes don't have that many feet. Most have about 40 to 400 legs. When they walk, they look like they are walking in waves because all their legs move together in a smooth motion. sit, insect parts will float to the top — mostly cockroaches. Do you like peanut butter? The USDA allows 50 insect parts per 100 grams. You can’t keep them out. That’s about a peanut butter sandwich, so the USDA allows you to have 50 insect parts in your peanut butter sandwich.” The USDA allows you to have 50 insect parts in your peanut butter sandwich. If your favorite sandwich is no longer a PBJ&C (peanut butter, jelly and cockroach), take heart. You can minimize your bug intake in other ways. “Bugs in flour, corn meal — it’s not your fault. It showed up in a grocery store. If you throw out a totally contaminated bag of flour, some have probably already moved over to the spaghetti and the corn meal. If there’s not many in there, put it in a sealed container and freeze it.” Bad Relatives Even as The Bug Man, it’s impossible not to choose favorites out of the insect kingdom and to empathize with others for their unfortunate stereotypes. Carey’s favorite specimen is the honeybee, an imported insect. Originally from Europe, they were once called the white man’s fly. “We didn’t have honeybees in the United States,” Carey said. “When they came in, there’s a possibility we lost 12 to 100 different species of other bees. We probably lost just as many plants because they don’t pollinate like the old bees did. Honeybees have been in Europe and the Middle East a long time. They’re even listed in the Bible.” The seasoned entomologist likes bees so much he’s even spoken with them on occasion — indirectly, of course. Not everyone you meet has a jar of tarantula exoskeletons on their desk! Molting is a process tarantulas go through as they grow. They shed off their old skin much like snakes. urbantoadmedia.com / THE GOOD LIFE / 21
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<strong>The</strong> word millipede comes from the Latin language and<br />
means '1,000 feet,' but most millipedes don't have that<br />
many feet. Most have about 40 to 400 legs. When they<br />
walk, they look like they are walking in waves because<br />
all their legs move together in a smooth motion.<br />
sit, insect parts will float to the top — mostly<br />
cockroaches. Do you like peanut butter? <strong>The</strong><br />
USDA allows 50 insect parts per 100 grams.<br />
You can’t keep them out. That’s about a peanut<br />
butter sandwich, so the USDA allows you to<br />
have 50 insect parts in your peanut butter<br />
sandwich.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> USDA allows you to have<br />
50 insect parts in your peanut<br />
butter sandwich.<br />
If your favorite sandwich is no longer a PBJ&C<br />
(peanut butter, jelly and cockroach), take heart.<br />
You can minimize your bug intake in other ways.<br />
“Bugs in flour, corn meal — it’s not your fault. It<br />
showed up in a grocery store. If you throw out<br />
a totally contaminated bag of flour, some have<br />
probably already moved over to the spaghetti<br />
and the corn meal. If there’s not many in there,<br />
put it in a sealed container and freeze it.”<br />
Bad Relatives<br />
Even as <strong>The</strong> Bug Man, it’s impossible not to<br />
choose favorites out of the insect kingdom and<br />
to empathize with others for their unfortunate<br />
stereotypes.<br />
Carey’s favorite specimen is the honeybee, an<br />
imported insect. Originally from Europe, they<br />
were once called the white man’s fly.<br />
“We didn’t have honeybees in the United<br />
States,” Carey said. “When they came in, there’s<br />
a possibility we lost 12 to 100 different species<br />
of other bees. We probably lost just as many<br />
plants because they don’t pollinate like the old<br />
bees did. Honeybees have been in Europe and<br />
the Middle East a long time. <strong>The</strong>y’re even listed<br />
in the Bible.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> seasoned entomologist likes bees so much<br />
he’s even spoken with them on occasion —<br />
indirectly, of course.<br />
Not everyone you meet has a jar of<br />
tarantula exoskeletons on their desk!<br />
Molting is a process tarantulas go<br />
through as they grow. <strong>The</strong>y shed off their<br />
old skin much like snakes.<br />
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