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mason805
Trad climber
East Bay, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 7, 2009 - 03:01pm PT
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I was having some walnuts and white raisins and all of a sudden i see these little worms drop out of the bag of walnuts and start crawling on my table. They are white and about 2 cm long.
Am I gunna die?
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nature
climber
Tucson, AZ
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YER GONNA DIE!!!!111669
but not from the worm.
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Gene
Social climber
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Why are you eating white raisins?
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mason805
Trad climber
East Bay, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2009 - 03:08pm PT
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They aren't white, they're chardonnay colored. Maybe they're chardonnay raisins?
Nasty, I can't believe I might have eaten a worm. That's gross.
I thought walnuts lasted forever.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Hi Guy,
You probably ate several and no, yer not gonna die. Consider it a little extra protein in your diet today. :D
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Nala
Big Wall climber
Oakland, CA
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The questions is...how did they get into the ziploc bag?
Unless they were already there =/
Maybe it's a new type of trailmix? jk :)
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mason805
Trad climber
East Bay, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2009 - 03:23pm PT
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Really? They didn't look fat enough to be maggots. Great, i just vomited a bit in my mouth. Lynne, I know they're good source of protein but I don't want worms growing in my intestines!
Maggots make you trip nuts? Really?
Haha, no Fattrad. I got major congestion, though. Wearing a headlamp for the first time helped in illuminating the large amounts of dust that sit in the air at camp sites. No wonder I always go home all congested and stuffy after a weekend of camping.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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They don't grow in your intestines, it's not a hospitable environment, :))
Nala, are you the Nala I gave a ride to Yosemite village with your brother last day of Face Lift ?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Nala is Mason's gal...
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troutboy
Trad climber
Newark, DE
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My guess is beetle larvae. Beetles love to get into nuts, fruits, flour (I think they prefer wheat ;-) )and other food in zip lock bags, either through a slightly open top or by boring through the plastic, esp. if it's not a freezer bag.
Have you noticed an infestation of small winged beetles in your house lately ?
I would not worry about eating the larvae if that is what they are.
TS
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Well, just be glad you swallowed them completely.
The only time they can be trouble is if one manages to get into your sinuses because you didn't get it all the way down the gullet. They can then burrow into the soft tissue lining of your sinus (an ideal environment for them), lay eggs, hatch larvae and actually start eating your brain. It's painless at least. Or something like that.
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Nala
Big Wall climber
Oakland, CA
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Lynne-> Nope :) Blue was right. I was the tiny asian with mason at Facelift...But I know you...saw you rockin' the tambourine :)
Joyce
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dave goodwin
climber
carson city, nv
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the only thing worse than finding a worm in your apple is half a worm!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Does mason805 = mini-Mal?
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ontos
Trad climber
Washington DC
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You'll be fine. I once had some of those same tiny white worm deals take up residence in a box of shake and bake. My sister used this box to bread some pork chops, which were served, and mine fully consumed, before anyone noticed the breading had been mostly replaced with insects. I thought the pork chop tasted fine; no ill effects. My sister spent the rest of the evening trying to boot.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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When I worked on a hotshot crew we used to dare each other to eat grub worms. Wagering routinely ensued. I saw a guy, for like twenty bucks, eat one so big that worm guts were coming out of the sides of his mouth.
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MisterE
Trad climber
Canoga Bark! CA
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I remember you guys from Facelift! Welcome!
Mom used to call th at "incidental protein".
The Vegans hate it when that happens.
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Erik
Edit: No, Anders. Mason is his handle, not his name.
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scuffy b
climber
Sinatra to Singapore
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Kinda funny.
You didn't vomit a little in your mouth until you read the word "maggots" right?
I'll eat adult mosquitos, adult or larval caddis flies, stonefly nymph
and adult, mayfly nymph and adult, no problem. Depending on the species,
they can be really, really good.
Beetle larvae? No thanks, until I need to. Some of them are huge, though,
which could come in handy. Pretty creepy, though.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Ants are fine dipped in any variety of sauces. You must eat them before they bite yo. :D
Scuffy b ....we'll have to put on a buffet.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say.... not sure exactly, but from some of these strange "creature" shows, about critters, etc... it seems more folks get weird worms living in their bodies, from bad water, or raw fish, or raw pork... don't think they ever mentioned any trouble from larve in nuts, etc... ?
seems many folks in other countries eat this kind of larve... or some that are similar...
hhmm, have you ever noticed that WHEN you want to eat something odd by choice, it's fine and dandy... but when it's accidently been found to be in your swallow (and a tad too late, at that) it sure ain't no fun... :O
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there mason108, say, here you go....
here is a worm/parasite link of interest...
http://www.shanti.com.au/body/parasites.htm
this quote came from the article... oh my:
If a person is very nervous at the full moon, they may have worms and or parasites, because worms get rampant during a full moon!
edit: either that, or they been hang-out at the local pub a mite too long... ;)
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mason805
Trad climber
East Bay, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2009 - 11:57pm PT
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Right. Not until I read maggots did I feel nauseous. Aren't maggots pretty fat looking buggers? These guys were skinny but about the same length as buggers. I equate maggots with flies and dead meat. That is nauseating!
I haven't noticed beetle flies, but I do see these little drain flies occasionally. The bag was tied shut, but it wasn't a freezer bag.
This thread is making me gag, actually. Not enticing to read about worm guts spewing out the edges of your friends mouth on a dare. Really, that reminds me of college years and forcing freshmen to eat live goldfish to be initiated.
As long as I don't have to worry about being injected with some anti-parasitic or worry about having one burrow into my sinuses and eat my brain I guess I'm cool.
Thanks for the link, Neebee! More reason for me to be freakin' out! I think I'd rather be tripping on maggot acid.
Anders, MisterE, i was the guy there with dark black hair, a Filipina girlfriend (Joyce/Nala) and we were in the Orange/Gray tent over by Crowley and I was wearing a Kansas shirt one day. Climbed with Blue, Tommy and Ezra. I think we met briefly.
Ontheedgeandscared, you let us borrow your pint glass on Saturday night. Thanks again!
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MisterE
Trad climber
Canoga Bark! CA
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Oh, nice - our resident curmudgeon pipes up with his scathing demeanor!
Thanks for your little bitter pill - must taste good to you.
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mason805
Trad climber
East Bay, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2009 - 12:23am PT
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Ok I got the bag of walnuts and poured them into a pan and took pictures.
They aren't the best pics but give an idea. They're white, with little red heads and they seem to spin silk webs all over the nuts. Silkworms?? Weevils??
I got these nuts at the little Kabul Afghan market in Fremont, too. I wonder if they imported some random pests possibly.
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thedus
climber
Mountain View, CA
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Those are probably indian meal moth larvae. Google for it, you'll find a bunch of information. They're fairly common around the Bay Area. I highly recommend promptly disposing of that package and checking everything nearby. Once they've infested your pantry, it takes a bit of work to get rid of them.
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