Shortly after arriving in PNG, a friend who had been living there for a while pointed and said to me, “eat that!” I was but an intern and she was trusted and so I obeyed.
These rather large ants were called Muli Ants, named after their lemon flavor, which, I must say was rather potent.
Later on the internship, I discovered that these ants were the sort of ants that would return the favor. An intern and I were trying to leave through a fence, but these ants were swarming over the latch. My friend tried to be bold and fast but the ants made her regret that decision swiftly.
When I confronted the woman who told me to consume these evil ants, she said in her defense, “That’s why you crush their heads before you eat them!”
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