swallowing insect life

POSTED BY: boris
UPDATED: Saturday, September 12, 2009 01:16
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BORIS

Saturday, August 29, 2009 6:20 AM

Friend of mine just swallowed a fly....we are wondering what happens and what the nutritional content is likely to be. Or whether it will lay maggots in her internals? (I thought not likely) any guesses/opinions?

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:36 AM

Do you know the old song:

"I know an old lady, who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why, she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die--.

I know an old lady, who swallowed a spider.
And it wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
Well, she swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why , she swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

I know an old lady, who swallowed a bird--"
and it goes on. Available on YouTube.

FREMDFIRMA

Saturday, August 29, 2009 11:09 AM

I'd say you'd do best to ask an expert on the subject.

Find yourself a biker.

-F

REEDS

Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:16 PM

The fly will be digested like any other food matter. It would not survie the gastic acid as it has a pH of 1 or 2, so no maggots.

As for nutrition I would say very little but there is some evidence that there is nutrition in the maggots as they are used to feed poultry. so its a shame they don't have time to lay as you might get protien and fat.

DAVESHAYNE

Saturday, August 29, 2009 6:12 PM

I know I swallowed a fly at least once. Kids, right? I survived. Unless it is a very large fly I would say it's nutritionally insignificant.

David

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TRAVELER

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 12:34 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
I'd say you'd do best to ask an expert on the subject.

Find yourself a biker.

-F

Yes, us bikers, do on occasion get one in the head. Since I am alive and typing this you may assume that swallowing a fly can be survivable. As for the nutritional value, I have no clue. I would usually pull over and get a Coke. No living organism will survive that biohazard soft drink. Oh! Mankind seems to be one creature that has an ammunity to it. It also takes any bad taste left by the fly from your mouth.

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PEACEKEEPER

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 9:24 PM

Am I right in thinking that the average adult human swallows five spiders in their sleep?In which case I don't think that your standard household bug wil do you any harm if ingested.

Peacekeeper---keeping order in every verse!!!

TRAVELER

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 10:59 PM

Do you want fries with that?

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MSA

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 11:25 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophagy

gives a whole new meaning to " I swallowed a bug"

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

TRAVELER

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 11:32 PM

Reminds me of the stories I have read about sailing ships and how the crew would tap their biscuits on the table to scare the weavels out before the would eat them.

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Traveler

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