I'm going to the garden to eat worms ... or some other kind of tasty bug. I really need to try this, but where to start? The last time I ate a worm, I was 19; it gave me a hangover.

Curiously, edible bugs have been making the news this last while.

There are clouds of cicadas expected on the East Coast of the U.S., and adventurous gourmands waiting impatiently.

In Israel, a plague of locusts (no kidding) has people taking crispy revenge with their teeth. (The sidebar is a highly entertaining debate about whether locusts are kosher.)

And, various agencies are suggesting (yet again) that insects should be considered more seriously as a high-quality protein source world-wide. Steak for 9 billion people is apparently not a terribly viable option.

Here are a couple of links with great photos -- a wide range of insects cooked and ready to eat. Tuck in or gross out?

http://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-edible-insects-2013-5?op=1

http://www.businessinsider.com/bugs-as-food-around-the-world-2013-5?op=1