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Why do some people eat cicadas? An insect expert explains why people safely eat bugs all over the world and how they’re cooked as a source of protein.

Brings me to the point when i did eat them earlier this week, it's true, they kind of taste like soft shell crabb. what's going on? >> i squirm every time i see you. >> what do you think -- >> i hope you're not allegic to seafood. >> i'm not. >> believe it or not, cicadas apparently are related to shell fish. who would have thought. so the fda put up this tweet recently. yep, we had to say it. don't eat cicadas if you're allergic to seafood as these insects share a family relation to shrimp and lobsters. so there you go. don't eat cicadas if you're allergic to shrimp or lobsters or any kind of...

Some call cicadas tasty. For others, just the thought of eating a cicada can make their stomach turn.