The Burning Man blog reported August 18th that, “You may have seen the bug rumors on the internet. We are here to tell you that they are all true. Well maybe not all of the rumors, but the bugs are real. They’re everywhere. They bite. They crawl all over you. They get up and in you.”
Twitter is awash with posts about the bugs:
Burners are being advised to bring DEET along with their costumes.
–DesertUSA
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Bugs Bomb Burning Man – DesertUSA: A guide to the American Southwest https://t.co/RYXf0UgOER
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With all those new smells and lights, what else could one expect?
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The USDA should shut down the festival this year, seriously:
https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/bean/green_stink_bug.htm
Bugger!…. oh…. I mean Bummer! 😉
I find this more than a little amusing. Here we have what used to be a counter-cultural gathering, that has devolved into an icon of commercialized consumption being invaded by hordes of what looks like a “true bug” that bites and stinks. Save the playa; end Burning Man!