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Maggot Art

(Thanks to RussellMc)

Comments

[tropichunt.com guy™]

Who will be the first kid to trick another to eat one and see if their poop turns blue/green afterwards?

[Keilwerth LA]

and to think all the children in the US are retarded

[Siouxie]

Give it up for "The Writhing Maggots"!

[CJrun]

Whew gnu I had artist's brushes in the trash can?

[Siouxie]

My girls have been missing out. All these years in art schools and they've NEVER painted with maggots!!

[becky]

*darts out door to yank kids out of nearest public school!!!!!*

[becky]

*changes mind, realizing that home-schooling would mean the little terrors are home all day.....*

[Mitch]

I like it because I have a feeling this pi$$es off PETA.

[Bethie]

Oh my god, my nephew would so love that!
*makes mental note to find out where to get maggots*

[Bumble]

"As the maggots channel their inner Jackson Pollock, students learn that the writhing larvae aren't just slimy nuisances – they kill bacteria, decompose waste and even help crime investigators."

That doesn't make them any less gross. At my last job (a greenhouse), I spent some time pulling them off of rotting seed potatoes. Not a recipe for a good time. Ick.

[Charlotte]

Bethie, check with your local bait store. You might not find maggots, but you can get millworms, which are pretty darned close. Then, if your nephew doesn't want to paint with them, he can always go fishing for crappie.

[KOW]

"Their first reaction is the 'Ooo!' factor,"

Is this how they spell 'EEEEEEWWWWWW' in Texas?

[KOW]

In other news, I hate the bot with the fire of a thousand suns. Carry on.

[Cheryl Howard]

Would the school district consider this a prop?

[Bethie]

I appreciate the info, Charlotte! Thank you!

[crossgirl]

maggots are gateway artist tools. before long, they'll be painting with rats, snakes, tree frogs.

*shudders* i'm scaring myself.

[OtheU(manity)]

So ... this concept wuz "invented" @ UC Davis ... um ... sorta says sumthin' about the state of "higher education" in CA, do it not?

[SW]

Do you believe in maggots
In a young girl's art?
How the mucousy spirits
Start crawling apart

And the maggots
When they wriggle and frolic
Are much more creative than a
Jackson Pollock

Believe in the maggots when they're dipped in paint
And you could swear you got a Rothko though you know it ain't...

[Wes Phillips]

Wasn't Maggot Art an album by Funkadelic?

[Punkin Poo]

Looks at art. Pukes. Maggots eat puke, make more art.

I want royalties.

[Nookee]

Figures this is a Texas idea. Now if only they could figure out a use for those horse-sized cockroaches...

[Siouxie]

Nookee, I think they exported them to Miami.

[Nookee]

Weren't the Artistic Maggots touring with the Texas Cockroaches a while back? I think they left some roadies back home, before heading to Miami.

[Animal Rights Activist]

We're going to track her down and set her maggots free.