Pantry moths.  We discovered them a few days ago flying around the dry goods shelf.  The day after, I threw some pasta into boiling water and realized I was looking at a moth carcass and a wormy sac floating among the bubbles.  “Aha!” we said, Nick and I, agreeing that that’s where they must have came from.   I re-attempted the meal with an unopened cellophane package of noodles, doing a half-assed job of forgetting what I’d seen.

The next couple days, I took a broom and joyfully smashed any of the little suckers who’d parked themselves on the ceiling, mocking us in our hunger.

Thinking I’d gotten them all, Friday comes and I open a taco box kit (the taco shells are always in a sealed tray thing) and out fly a few more.  Inspecting the tray, there seemed to be a little crack in it so, for the second time…”Aha! so that’s where they came from”.  We ate frozen pizza that night.

Now that I’ve thrown away pasta, oatmeal, flour and all sorts of other good food, I went to the grocery store today and realized I’m screwed as far as shopping goes, unsure when I’ll be able to buy a box of anything again without wanting to hurl.  The thought of these disgusting flying creatures and their larvae sacs are enough to put anyone off their carb load.  Looks like it’s egg noodles for a while (stored in the fridge).  Nature sucks.

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