Soaking Blackberries

[zigs]

Ever had a close look at what floats out of a load of soaked Blackberries?

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01689/bluebottle-maggot_1689991i.jpg

Run away !!!

 

[TheCrazyPlantLady]

I could have happily lived my whole life without seeing that. Thanks!

 

[zigs]

I thought he looked cute

 

[claudine]

Yuck! Yuck, yuck, yuck What is this creature?
No more blackberries for me, I can't even look at the picture. Please tell me that it doesn't live on blueberries...I've just eaten a ton of them

 

[zigs]

They come out if you soak them. Not seen em on Blueberries.

He's just a baby Bluebottle

 

[blueiris]

My mom made the best blackberry cobbler! But, we soaked them beforehand, so hopefully, we never ate one of those things. Probably adds some protein, though. Yes, I said that. Yuck! Grossed myself out.

 

[Dragonfiremule]

Ewww! I could've lived my whole life without seeing that for sure. Now I'm going to be paranoid about soaking my blackberries beforehand, even though I never bothered before. Just thinking about how many of those I've eaten off the wild blackberry bushes in my area is grossing me out. As blueiris said, extra protein I guess? TMI though.

 

[TheCrazyPlantLady]

LOL - I once saw an educational program a number of years ago on the microscopic creapy crawlies that live in our homes, most particularly on our bodies and in our beds. You should see what lives on your eyebrows, munching on your dead skin cells.....

 

[zigs]

I suppose you've heard about the rural myth about sleeping on your back with your mouth open?

 

[TheCrazyPlantLady]

ewww

 

[zigs]

Yep, they say, over a lifetime, the average person will chew up and swallow in their sleep, 5 whole Tabby Cats

 

[Becky]

BLEURGH!

 

[claudine]

Yep, they say, over a lifetime, the average person will chew up and swallow in their sleep, 5 whole Tabby Cats

Not me I won't swallow anything in my sleep because I always sleep under a big mosquito net. I wouldn't feel safe without it, you never know where nasty spiders are.

 

[lemonzest]

Um, I've never soaked them. Scared to click the link, though, ignorance is truly bliss.

 

[zigs]

Um, I've never soaked them. Scared to click the link, though, ignorance is truly bliss.

I think Claudine summed it up for us

Yuck! Yuck, yuck, yuck What is this creature?